Jonathan Snowden

'Did you see the big fight this weekend?'

That question used to be about boxing when the giants of the fight world were Ali, Tyson, and Sugar Ray. Now fans are leaving the sweet science in droves for the combat sport of the 21st century: mixed martial arts.

MMA has drawn millions on cable and network television, as well as out-performed professional wresting and boxing on pay per view. Fans are attracted to the ultimate test of skill and heart, but unlike boxing (where strategy and techniques are limited to using both your left and right hands), an MMA fight can be surprisingly complicated.

The MMA Encyclopedia puts the fighters, the facts, and the fundemantals of the world's fastest growing sport at your fingertips as the definitive reference guide to mixed martial arts. The encyclopedia breaks the MMA language barrier for those who don't know their Big Nog from their Little Nog, a Renzo from a Rickson, or thier omoplata from their gogoplata. At the same time it offers perspective and analysis that will entertain the hard-core fan who already has the basics down pat. With appendices that detail the results of every major MMA fight in history, this is the ultimate reference book for the ultimate sport.

Jonathan Snowden is the bestselling author of total MMA. He quit his job as a lawyer after September 11, 2001, to join the United States Army. He trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and the Army Combatives Program and fell in love with the UFC. He is a former radio DJ and television producer who worked for the White House Communications Agency in Washington, D.C. He currently wrorks for the Department of Defense and is a contributor to BloodyElbow.com and the Houston Chronicle.

Kendall Shields lives in Haliffax, Nova Scotia, where he teaches English at Saint Mary's University and judo at the Dalhousie University Judo Club. This is his first book.

Peter Lockley is a Washington, D.C.-based photographer who specializes in sports action, protraiture, and creative photo essays. For five years he was the chief sports photographer for the Washingon Times. Today, he is full commiitted to freelance photography.

Contents

Introduction
Abbott-Arona
Bader-Bustamante
Cage Force-Cummo
Danzig-Dream
Edgar-Ezequiet choke
Faber-Funaki
Garcia-Guillotine choke
Hackney-Hunt
IFL-International Vale Tudo Championship
Jackson-Just Bleed Guy
Kang-Kung fu
Lashley-Luta Livre
Machida-Muay Thai
Nakamura-North-south
Ogawa-Overeem
Pancrase-Pulver
Quadros
Randleman-Rutten
Sakuraba-Sylvia
Tadeu-TUF
Ultimate Fighting Championship-Uno
Vale Tudo-Vovchanchyn
War Machine-Wrestling
Yamada-Yvel
ZST-Zuffa
Appendix I: Ultimate Fighting Championship results
Appendix II: Other major MMA results
Notes on the photos
Acknoledgments… (lisätietoja)