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Now I’m 6'2", 220 pounds, and a trained lethal weapon, but I’m also fiercely loyal, maybe even a bit sensitive, and unexpectedly romantic. I learned how to fight at a very young age. I was raised by a single mother and inspired by my grandfather, a first- generation Irish American from Mafia-run Brooklyn. Not bad for a bartender with a college degree in accounting.

Not long after, the UFC came calling, and eventually fought my way to become the #1 ranked light-heavyweight contender in the world. I’m the face of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the leader in mixed martial arts and the fastest growing sport in America. I’ve been called the baddest man on the planet. What’s it like to have no fear, to make people cower in their shoes, to know the sweet satisfaction of knocking a guy out with a single, devastating punch? You have to read my book to find out. By that point I’m thinking, I’ve been training hard, it’s time to focus.Every man is born with a fight-or-flight instinct, and mine is to fight. “When I walk out of the tunnel, I can see the lights, hear the music, feel the crowd, but it all begins to close off as I near the cage.