Product Details
- Author: Tito Ortiz
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- Binding: Hardcover
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8092
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- EAN: 9781416955412
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- ISBN: 1416955410
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- Label: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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- Language: English
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- Manufacturer: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 224
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2008-05-06
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- Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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- Studio: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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- Title: This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion
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Product Description: He's the ultimate showman in the world's greatest spectator sport -- a controversial, charismatic figure who has dominated Ultimate Fighting for more than ten years as one of its most exciting and skillful stars. But for Tito Ortiz, life very nearly took a different path. Growing up in Huntington Beach, California, Ortiz spent part of his childhood living in motels and in the backs of other people's houses, as his heroin-addicted parents were forced to leave one apartment after another. By the time he was in sixth grade, he had dabbled in almost every drug available, and his early youth involved time in juvenile detention centers, a string of petty crimes, and a stint in a local gang. Then, in high school, Tito discovered wrestling -- the perfect match for this tough, streetwise, ambitious kid. Tito made his mixed martial arts debut at UFC 13 in 1997, winning his first fight in twenty-two seconds. In 2000, he was chosen as a light heavyweight contender in UFC 25 and took the belt, successfully defending it five times in the following three years. Tito Ortiz pulls no punches as he recounts his journey from Huntington Beach Bad Boy to UFC superstardom -- his difficult upbringing, his first marriage and struggles with fidelity, his battles with the UFC, his career highs and lows, and his current happy relationship with former porn star Jenna Jameson. An inspirational story of beating the odds, and an incredible glimpse into just what it takes to win in the world's most brutal arena, This Is Gonna Hurt is raw, frank, funny, and as fearless as its subject.
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Customer Reviews
Very suprised
Although I'm a big MMA fan, when I picked up this book I can't say I was a big Tito fan. I've read Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Ken Shamrock, and Jens Pulver's books. I've read the autobiographies in the beginning of BJ Penn, Ken Shamrock (2nd book) and Randy Couture's books, not to mention various books on fighting like Sam Sheridan's "A Fighter's Heart". I have to say the only one I enjoyed as much as this was Jens Pulver's "Little Evil". Although there's plenty of fighting material to keep any MMA fan interested, what really stands out is Tito's honesty and willingness to write about his troubled childhood and the many mistakes he made on his way up though the world of fighting. This is the kind of painful and humble story that makes even the biggest hater not only have respect for the sport, but specifically for Tito. Along with fighter's stories, I've read many autobiographies from Augusten Burroughs to Drew Barrymore, and I have to say this ranks up there as the most endearing and entertaining of them all. I was already going to UFC 84 to see Ivan Salaverry fight (I belong to his gym), but now I'll be cheering for Tito as well, he's definitely won over a new fan.
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