Learn the stories, history, and strategy of the sport's greatest
champions--in their own words!
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sports in
the world. With Dana White helping bring Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) to prominence and respectability, as well as Conor McGregor
becoming one of the sport's biggest stars, fans are skipping the squared
circle for the Octagon.
In Champions of the Octagon, writer Fiaz Rafiq interviews many of the
greatest MMA and UFC champions of all-time, including Georges St-Pierre,
Holly Holm, Daniel Cormier, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Randy Couture, and many
others. Readers will learn of their upbringings, their introductions to
the sport, and how they worked their way to be the best ever.
Spending decades covering the sport and building relationships with
those who have fought in the Octagon, Rafiq shares never-before-seen
interviews and intimate stories from these greats. Learn from Royce
Gracie how his family helped bring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to America,
Anderson Silva on challenging boxing champion Roy Jones Jr., BJ Penn on
how he got introduced to MMA, Brock Lesnar on using his skills from WWE
and bringing them to UFC, Alexander Volkanovski on a quest to dominate
his division, Holly Holm on dethroning Ronda Rousey, and so much more.
From the early days of the sport and its rich history to today's stars
and the future of MMA, Champions of the Octagon pulls back the curtain
on their lives and careers. Including interviews from thirty-six UFC
champions (seventeen Hall of Famers), hear never-before-told stories
from the fighters who helped build the sport to what it is today.
