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]
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- ^ "Book Review: UFC Founder Art Davie's "Is This Legal?"". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Baldwin, Nick (17 July 2016). "Podcast: 90 minutes with Art Davie". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UFC, which took mixed martial arts from fringe to mainstream, sells for $4 billion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Art Davie, the Creator of the UFC and His New Book Titled, Is This Legal?". KTLA. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ 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.