Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports

A riveting memoir by former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler, Ben Askren, who cut a polarizing path through amateur wrestling and professional mixed martial arts as a firebrand figure who fans loved or hated—but could never keep down.

“This is a wonderful and revealing look at one of the greatest American athletes of the last twenty years.” —Ariel Helwani?

One of the most dominant college wrestlers in history, Ben Askren became a folk hero during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, before going o...