Unlocking the Cage: Exploring the Motivations of MMA Fighters by Mark Tullius - Inked Book Reviews

Why do people compete in MMA? That is the premise of the book. In the book blurb it says “Unlocking the Cage takes readers into the gyms and into the minds of the fighters” and it was that line that drew me to this book.

I have been a UFC fan for years, before it became mainstream, and now with UFC stars like GSP, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey and of course Conor McGregor, MMA has got the world talking and tuning in to watch these fights.

If you have only just started watching or trying MMA this would be a great book for you.

And I think this book would be great for sociology students as well as it certainly gives you a great in-depth look into why people want to make

as MMA fighters, how they came to the sport and the stigma of the violence in the sport.

It is full of interviews that are interesting, some more than others but it does leave you with a slightly higher knowledge of a fighters lives and the sacrifices they make in-order to excel in this sport.

MMA fans will definitely want to read this and anyone that is curious about the sport, this would be a good place to start. And if you are the few that still think this isn’t a real sport, just pure violence then this book will go a long way to dispelling that myth.

I really enjoyed it, and reading as a fan of the sport it was nice to see behind the scenes.

With the UFC being in the news quite recently for equal parts great for the sport and some that could cast a dark cloud over it, this is the perfect time to pick up this book!