Fighter: The Unauthorized Biography of Georges St-Pierre, UFC Champion

Langton, Jerry

ISBN 10: 1118008030 / ISBN 13: 9781118008034

Published by Wiley, 2011

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About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Book has been signed by author, Jerry Langton. Book is in fine condition. Jacket is in very good condition. Only major flaw is small tear lower back panel near barcode - most likely caused by a wayward fingernail. Additional photos available upon request. We're not satisfied unless you are. Seller Inventory # 001006

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fighter: The Unauthorized Biography of ...

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

St-Pierre is two-time and current champion of the UFC's most desired and hotly contested weight class. He has forced other fighters to go to great lengths in an effort to unseat him.

But he's more than that. He's ramping up the popularity of the sport itself and the culture around it. St-Pierre is a marketer's dream. He's handsome, charismatic and funny in a self-effacing way. He's Canadian, fluently bilingual, came up from a difficult background with a few personal tragedies and has never been involved with drugs or crime or had his love life make any headlines. He's the man that the UFC is going to ride on in its quest to transform itself from niche market to mainstream.

It's already beginning. While other UFC fighters have sponsors like gyms and equipment suppliers, St-Pierre has signed multi-million-dollar deals with brands such as Under Armour and is even following in the footsteps of such luminaries as Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning and Sidney Crosby as a spokesman for Gatorade.

Fighter details the life of St-Pierre: how his talent, hard work and perseverance have paid off handsomely, and how his star has risen in the psyche of mixed martial arts fans around the world. It describes how he is held in high esteem by a huge number of Canadians despite the fact that his profession is looked down upon by many and is even illegal in several US States and Canadian Provinces. St-Pierre's ascent and fame have become a democratizing force, pressuring the establishment to take Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting seriously in ways that it would not have without him.

About the Author:

Jerry Langton is a journalist and sports writer whose work has appeared in Maclean's, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, National Post, and Hamilton Spectator. He formerly worked for the Daily News in New York, Langton has also penned bestselling titles on outlaw motorcycle gangs.