The Deadliest Man Alive: Count Dante, the Mob, and the War for American Martial Arts

Before he became Count Dante, The Deadliest Man Alive . . .

Before he began training Blacks and women in mixed martial arts and incited the deadly Dojo War in Chicago . . .

Before he started wearing a cape, carrying a gold cane, and walking his pet lion around the Loop on a leash . . .

Before he was—or was not — entangled with the Mob . . .

Before he did—or did not—help organize Chicago’s record-setting Purolator Heist, from which $1.5 million was never recovered . . .

Before he got hooked on co...