No Holds Barred: The Complete History of Mixed Martial Arts in America

By Clyde Gentry and Clyde Gentry III

Book Overview

The book every martial arts fan has been waiting for, No Holds Barred tells the story of the phenomenal rise of Ultimate Fighting', the mixed combat competition that has been labelled 'the most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160078545X
• ISBN13: 9781600785450
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

MMA

I actually bought this to use for a research paper I was doing in college last year. It proved very helpful and one of the few reliable written sources I could find regarding MMA and specifically the UFC. Got an A in that class so I give this book 5 stars.

Great book!

I can't tellyou how good a book this was to read. If you want to learn how MMA and, in particular, the UFC started and grew, this is for you. Warning: if you have no interest in MMA before season 1 of TUF, stay away.

Homerun

Book was great in capturing the colorful, carny conception, and the bailing wire way the mma craze started in the US. Really just a history of the UFC, but great anecdotes and behind the scenes factual gems.

Excellent read!! SO much you didn't know about the sport!!

Clyde does a fantastic job with No Holds Barred. I bought the newer edition in paperback and it has been an excellent read. He hold no punches in exposing all levels of the sport including behind the scenes politics, rivalries, challenges to traditional martial arts, and potentially "worked" matches in the sport as few as they are. My only criticism is he was very in depth up until UFC Japan and then rushed through after that covering 20 or so UFC's in 15 pages or less. More behind the scenes about Pride would also be good. He might consider breaking into 2 Volumes at his next publishing to help with this... All in all well done though Clyde. And this is coming from on of the forefathers in MMA information as I ran the very first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu training association website in 1995!! Thanks for an enlightening read...

Well researched

It's a shame this book is out of print as it is well researchs and contained a great aggregation of facts of the early days of NHB. As a long time fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, I thought I knew everything there was to know about the subject. I was humbled in my knowledge as Clyde's behind the scenes knowledge rapidly broadened my perspective. Well done, and get this back in print!