The mixed martial arts (MMA) underground is a roving gathering of fighters and fans who meet by word of mouth at clandestine locations to brawl: Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club has come to life. Raw Combat is an insider's account of this hardcore world of full-contact fighting. Backstage, ringside or cageside for every kind of MMA show, from the sanctioned super-regional to the smallest, grittiest underground affair, is Jim Genia. Along with his ringside reporting, Genia reveals what's really happening in this gripping world of unarmed combat.