Is This Legal?

Is This Legal?: The Inside Story of the First UFC from the Man Who Created It

Author	Art Davie with Sean Wheelock [1]
Subject	Martial Arts, History of sport
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	Ascend Books
Publication date	2014-07-01
Pages	272
ISBN	978-0991275649

Is This Legal?: The Inside Story of The First UFC from the Man Who Created It is a 2014 non-fiction book which details the backstory of the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It is co-authored by Art Davie, co-founder of the UFC, and Sean Wheelock. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The title was inspired by a question Chuck Norris asked Davie upon hearing plans for the first UFC event. ^[5] The book chronicles Davie's role in the creation of the UFC from October 1989 through the inaugural event which took place on November 13, 1993. ^[6] Also included are insights into Davie's earlier life, and his military service after attending New York Military Academy, where he roomed with classmate Donald Trump for a semester. ^[7]

References

1. "Ex-Bellator commentator Sean Wheelock to call Titan FC 36 on UFC Fight Pass". 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. "Book Review: UFC Founder Art Davie's "Is This Legal?"" . Retrieved 29 January 2017.
3. Baldwin, Nick (17 July 2016). "Podcast: 90 minutes with Art Davie" . Retrieved 29 January 2017.
4. "On the media: UFC 1 and how Art Davie created it among all the challenges". Los Angeles Daily News . 24 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
5. "UFC, which took mixed martial arts from fringe to mainstream, sells for $4 billion". The Washington Post . Retrieved 29 January 2017.
6. "Art Davie, the Creator of the UFC and His New Book Titled, Is This Legal?". KTLA. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
7. Davie, Art; Wheelock, Sean. Is This Legal?: The Inside Story of the First UFC from the Man Who Created It. Ascend Books. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

External links

• Is This Legal on Ascend Books