Decent!!

Decent book, I like his analysis and it was good to read about his time in the UFC, very honest about how he was treated by the UFC which is a great insight, especially as he was there during the rise. Lost my interest a little when talking about drugs, but on the flip side I'm glad he put it in because it shows he's being honest.

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In depth details in Dan Hardys life

Liked this Book as gave a depth outline about Dan Hardys start up from being a Martial Artist to an MMA fighter. Also along the journey story about hard paths to overcome and what life teached him and path he follows now after his end in his fighting career.

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Honest and Brilliant

Enjoyed every minute from start to finish, really looking forward to his future books, if your a MMA fan, this is a must read/listen.

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Salt of the earth dude 🤙🏼

Apart from the narrators questionable pronunciation of certain fighters names, this is my first audio book that had me hook line and sinker!!!
Dans story is fantastic. Real humble guy, for every story he has of greatness he soon knocks himself back down and finds balance in life. Comes across as a real down to earth guy and has a great story to share, get on it 🤘🏼

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A fascinating insight into a very colourful life.

Dan Hardy does an incredible job of describing what it takes to be a first class MA fighter today.
His description of his more 'extracurricular' activities are also fascinating and insightful.

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Very enjoyable

I personally really enjoyed this book. A very interesting and relatable life story, full of martial arts and UFC references.

I may be a tad biase in my recommendation of the book however. The heavy martial arts and MMA backdrop may be a bit much for some.
Because I'm a fan of Dan Hardy and mixed martials in general, all the fighters and fights mentioned were instantly familiar to me and the differing perspective quite fascinating.

My only small criticism is that the narrator mispronounces some fighting styles and fighters names on occasion. Like I said though, it's not a big deal and by no means detracted from my enjoyment.
In fairness, most people probably won't even notice.

If you are a fan of MMA, I wholeheartedly recommend giving this a try.

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10/10

Brilliant book finished it within 2 days couldn’t put it down. Interesting to see how Dan came up and got to where he did. True pioneer for British MMA.

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Brilliant book

An amazing book which highlights highs and lows of his wild career and shows his growth in personality

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I listened to it all in one go, I was hooked!

Dan Hardy gives an account of his journey into Martial arts, through life and where it has taken him. I had it sitting into my library for a while but the other day I ran out of podcasts to listen to and fired it up. It was great from the get go and I listened to whole thing in one go. I think this would be entertaining to even non MMA fans, it's very well structured and grips you from the start.

My only grip was that I think it would have been even better had Dan narrated it himself. I don't think Simon Bubb is a fan of MMA as he mispronounces alot of the big stars names. Dan has a great voice which shows in his top class analyst work he does so would have been more than capable to narrate it himself. That said, it was still very excellent and Simon does a good job other than that.

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Great autobiography but I wish Dan had read it!

For me this was a thoroughly engaging autobiography. I felt like I really got to know the heart of Dan Hardy, and having seen him as a fighter live it was a pleasure to hear the story.

In a world that is so structured and driven by rules it was also amazing to hear about his experiences with psychedelics and how he felt that they really developed him not just as as a fighter but as a person.

For an MMA fan this is a great book - however I would suggest that you would need to be a fan of MMA or the UFC.

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