Ultimate Fighting

The Brains and Brawn of Mixed Martial Arts

From the Series Spectacular Sports

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

What if a boxer and a wrestler fought? Who would win? What if a fighter skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tangled with a foe trained in traditional judo? These were questions that fans of combat sports asked for years, but how to settle it? The answer: mixed martial arts. In this action-packed book, you’ll meet the superstars and record holders of mixed martial arts, get behind-the-scenes details about some of its most dramatic moments, and find out what the future holds for this radical hybrid sport.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Copyright 2014
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2013-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 8.4
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF054080, JNF054220, JNF054000
Dewey 796.8
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 9
Lexile 990
ATOS Reading Level 6.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 160645
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

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“The informative text follows the history and evolution of UFC fights and those who participated in them. The many color photographs match the text in tone: there’s little sensationalism, especially considering how much there could be.” —Booklist