Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports
Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports
by Ben Askren
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781637583005 | 216 pages | True PDF EPUB | 9.5 MB
by Ben Askren
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781637583005 | 216 pages | True PDF EPUB | 9.5 MB
A riveting memoir by former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler, Ben Askren, who cut a polarizing path through amateur wrestling and professional mixed martial arts as a firebrand figure who fans loved or hated—but could never keep down.
"This is a wonderful and revealing look at one of the greatest American athletes of the last twenty years." —Ariel Helwani?
One of the most dominant college wrestlers in history, Ben Askren became a folk hero during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, before going on to become a multiple time MMA champion and one of the sport's biggest stars. Through it all, he emerged as a cult figure in combat sports.
Here, in the pages of Funky, this record-breaking wrestler and polarizing UFC fighter shares how he came to dominate opponents while blazing a trail through competitors in unprecedented ways. Not blessed with natural athleticism, he revolutionized folkstyle wrestling by innovating his own technique, developing…