Crazy obsessions -- It's a man's world -- Feeling despondent -- The American dream -- Enter the gracies -- Returning to Los Angeles -- Enter the journalist -- UFC assignment -- More real than the UFC -- The giants -- Hollywood, here we come! -- Home sweet home -- Sport of MMA hits mainstream -- Ringside and Brock "The Beast" Lesnar -- UFC 105 encounters -- Boxing versus UFC: Tyson-Gracie challenge -- UFC, royals, and rich Arabs -- Mike, managers, and me -- Muhammad Ali encounters -- Martial arts to movie magic -- I'll be back -- From hospitality to MMA chaos -- Adventures in New York -- Las Vegas -- Canada: MMA mad -- The massive MMA fiasco -- I'm no terrorist -- From racism to road rage -- Mr. Rocky -- Bruce Lee: enter the ring -- Enter the octagon -- Old school meets new -- Challenging Conor McGregor -- Tough man tales -- Notorious -- Meeting with an underworld figure -- The perils of sports fame -- Michael, Matt, and martial arts -- A new direction: new world -- Flying high -- A tumultuous year -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"This memoir is the culmination of Fiaz Rafiq's two decades of work behind the scenes as a sports journalist, gaining the trust and confidence of the best fighters in boxing and MMA. The result is a fascinating odyssey, a coming-of-age story populated by some of the most colorful characters in the world of sports and entertainment."-- Provided by publisher.
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