This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion

This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion | Tito Ortiz, Marc Shapiro | CAREFUL HE'S COCKY

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	This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion Tito Ortiz, Marc Shapiro Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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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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Interesting book !

I was not a big fan of Tito in the first place, just an average MMA fan, but this book made the guy more human to me and became pretty interesting to read. It gives an insight of the early days of UFC and tells an epic story of one boy who eventually became a poster boy for the sport.
Really interesting.

CAREFUL HE'S COCKY

IT WAS AN EASY READ AND A SHORT BOOK.TITO IS KIND OF COCKY (SUPRISE SUPRISE) AND AT TIMES COMES OFF AS A REAL JOKE BUT THE BOOK ITSELF IS PRETTY INFORMATIVE AND IT GIVES A ONE SIDED OPINION OF HOW DANA AND TITOS FUED STARTED. HOWEVER IF TITO IS TELLING THE TRUTH THEN IT SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON JUST WHAT AN EGOMANIAC DANA REALLY IS.NOT A BAD BOOK IF YOUR INTO MMA AND ESPECIALLY IF YOUR A TITO ORTIZ FAN.

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Did not live up to my hopes

Whenever I read a memoir I hope to be better able to understand the person at the end. Some recent books I have read, including Chris Jehrico and Randy Couture really give you an insight into the person and makes you feel like you know them. Tito's book, while a very good read, seems to always be on the surface and never really lets you feel like you know Tito any better than you knew him before. It was surprising since in with his Ultimate Fighter coaching stint he seemed like he could really open up. Not so in this book. Tito could literally write another autobigraphy and you would not be surprised it sounded different from this one.

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