Told by a former MMA combatant whose promising career came to an unexpected end due to a freak sparring session injury, "Saleh Stevens' History of MMA - From Rome to Today" covers the many critical influences that ultimately shaped the practice of mixed martial arts as it is understood today. In his first book, the author begins by offering his insight into the role of the earliest practitioners of pankration, a sport that was included in the original Olympic Games. Starting with a centuries-old sport and style of combat mythologized in the stories of a number of Greek and Roman heroes,...
Told by a former MMA combatant whose promising career came to an unexpected end due to a freak sparring session injury, "Saleh Stevens' History of MMA...