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1) No limits
Author
Series
Ultimate novels (Lori Foster) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cannon Colter is quintessential hero material: chiseled jawline, shredded body--the works. He's also the guy who rescued Yvette Sweeny from kidnappers, only to put an end to her romantic dreams. These days, she's older, smarter, determined to face whatever life throws her way. Even the prospect of sharing a house and business with Cannon. Cannon knew Yvette wanted him three years ago. But she was young--and some things are worth waiting for. Thrown...
2) Take me on
Author
Series
Pushing the limits volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abandoning kickboxing after a tragedy in the ring, champion fighter Haley is forced to train an attractive mixed martial arts student who secretly fights on Haley's behalf to redeem his troubled past.
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Fistic combat represents the greatest human drama in all of sport. Roman gladiators thrilled citizens and emperors alike when they entered the octagon to face an intense, life-threatening experience. Boxing, the sport of kings, also has its roots in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Banned in 500 A.D. by the Emperor Theodoric, it resurfaced twelve centuries later in England. John Milton praised it as a noble art for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, rose to mainstream popularity in the 1990's with the establishment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Since then, MMA has earned a reputation as a demanding and exhilarating sport. In this action-packed series, explore the exciting history, fearless fighters, premier promotions, and training and techniques that make up the thrilling world of MMA" -- Back cover.
6) Wrecked
Author
Publisher
Blackbird Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Two years ago, Lorrie's mother was murdered; her father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide. Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to get back to "normal." Then she meets Hunter ... the man, the legend, "The Hammer." Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he's got nothing to lose: his life a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. Lorrie knows that Hunter is exactly the type of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bolt is published by Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Olympic athletes are the best of the best. But some have risen to legendary status. Meet some of the world's most amazing Olympians." --Page 4 of cover.
8) UFC 3
Publisher
Electronic Arts, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
Fight against opponents in this mixed martial arts game.
Author
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compares and contrasts some of Mixed Martial Art's most popular fighters from past to present from past to present through engaging text and dynamic infographics, charts, timelines, photos and strong reading level control.
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Xavier "Scarecrow" Wallace, a mixed-race MMA fighter on the wrong side of thirty, is facing the fight of his life. Xavier is losing his battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or pugilistic dementia--a struggle he can no longer deny. Through the fog of memory loss, migraines, and paranoia, Xavier does his best to keep in shape while he waits for the call that will reinstate him after a year-long suspension. Until then, he watches his...
11) Fighting dirty
Author
Series
Ultimate novels (Lori Foster) volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
AWith the life he's led and the muscles he's gained, Armie Jacobson isn't afraid of anything. Except maybe Merissa Colter's effect on him. It's not just that she's his best friend's little sister. Fact is, she deserves better. Women pursue him for one night of pleasure, and that's all he wants to offer. Until rescuing Merissa from a robbery leads to the most erotic encounter of his life. Good girl meets bad boy. It's a story that rarely ends well....
12) Our fight
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC's first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT,...
13) Warrior
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns home and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. Tommy's estranged brother Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to provide for his family as a public school teacher, also enters the competition. Set on a collision course with each other, the two brothers must finally confront...
Author
Series
Underground (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Karim Yun, a biracial taekwondo fighter, pits his skills against New York's most brutal underground martial artists. Seeking revenge against the violent gang who attacked him and ended his Olympic dreams, he's determined to battle every colorful combatant in his path. His only obstacle is the illness brought about by the violent attack, which could kill Karim if he becomes too reckless-- serving as his conscience is his nurse, who is trying to push...
15) Tough love
Author
Series
Ultimate novels (Lori Foster) volume 3
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Vanity Baker knows the best way to keep the famously commitment-phobic Stack "The Wolf" Hannigan around is to keep things casual between them. But when Stack's troublemaking family arrives on the scene, threatening everything he cares about, Stack realizes they are much more than friends with benefits.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as "human cockfighting"-more violence than sport-to a global pop culture phenomenon. Senator John McCain once decried mixed martial arts as "human cockfighting," while the New York Times despaired that the sport offered a "pay-per-view prism" onto the decline of western civilization. But the violent spectacle of cage fighting...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove...
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