The Mauler, Alexander Gustafsson
The Mauler, Alexander Gustafsson
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The Mauler

Author: Alexander Gustafsson, Martin Svensson, Leif Eriksson

Narrator: Jack Knox

Unabridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arena Scripts

Published: 05/17/2016


Synopsis

Alexander Gustafsson grew up in Arboga, a small town in Sweden. A country boy, he started boxing when he was 10 - winning the national youth medal at the age of 16. After a handful of run-ins with the law he began practicing mixed martial arts and working his way up the ranks of the UFC.

Nicknamed The Mauler by his training partners, due to his power, killer instinct and somewhat recklessness whilst fighting; this is the story of Gustafsson's struggle to succeed in one of the world's most challenging sports. Family, friends, and the Christian faith all play decisive rolls. But above all, it's Alexander's unique talent for martial arts which, in just a few short years, sees him become one of the UFC's main poster boys.

The Mauler is a frank and at times painful account of a young man rapidly heading off the rails, and of his fight to reach the top of his game in an effort to change his life forever.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hanna on January 07, 2018

Tough to get into because of the poor language, but even harder to stop reading because of the interesting story.......more

Goodreads review by James on April 27, 2021

From smashing milk bottles over people’s heads, flinging pizzas at rival gangs and getting into brawls with bikers at a barn party, Alexander Gustafsson has well and truly lived a life. This book recounts his wild early years leading to a prison sentence, before he began diving and martial arts, the......more

Goodreads review by Mehrzad on September 29, 2021

It could be something lost in translation here, but I think being stuck in limited number of grammar tenses, sentence structure and vocabulary, made the experience of listening to this audiobook a bit lackadaisical. Aside from that, another good MMA/fighter autobiography. If you're neither a fan of......more

Goodreads review by Aleks on September 22, 2023

"I have always believed that what drives me is the need to win, to be the best at what I do and to know that other people think I am the best too. But everything I do, everything I have around me is tied to the sport. I feel that if I can't carry on with it, the only thing that ever took me anywhere......more

Goodreads review by The Void on November 21, 2018