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Fighting Words: Bruisers, Brawlers, & Bad Intentions
“Tuck your chin, folks, this collection is a knockout.” -Wes Browne, Author of They All Fall the Same
Venture into a hard-hitting world of spiking adrenaline, tempered fear, and life-or-death stakes. With stories from award-winning authors and former fighters, Fighting Words brings you the best in combat sports fiction.
This collection goes beyond broken teeth and bloody knuckles, offering a unique glimpse into the human psyche. What are these bruisers and brawlers willing to do to get what they want? What chances are they willing to take to change their position in life and their future? What pain and fire are they willing to walk through to reach their ultimate goal?
Included in this
Foreword by Chris Ciulla
Saint Bullethead by Nick Kolakowski
Where the River Breaks by L.S. Goozdich
Pure Wrath by A.M. Adair
Fight Club by David Moloney
Conor McGregor was a Friend of Mine by J.B. Stevens
Call Me Mina by Laura Brashear
A Fighting Life by Keith Roysdon
The Grit by Meredith R. Lyons
Bourbon BrawI by Ashley Erwin
The Cleaner by Jason Allison
Venture into a hard-hitting world of spiking adrenaline, tempered fear, and life-or-death stakes. With stories from award-winning authors and former fighters, Fighting Words brings you the best in combat sports fiction.
This collection goes beyond broken teeth and bloody knuckles, offering a unique glimpse into the human psyche. What are these bruisers and brawlers willing to do to get what they want? What chances are they willing to take to change their position in life and their future? What pain and fire are they willing to walk through to reach their ultimate goal?
Included in this
Foreword by Chris Ciulla
Saint Bullethead by Nick Kolakowski
Where the River Breaks by L.S. Goozdich
Pure Wrath by A.M. Adair
Fight Club by David Moloney
Conor McGregor was a Friend of Mine by J.B. Stevens
Call Me Mina by Laura Brashear
A Fighting Life by Keith Roysdon
The Grit by Meredith R. Lyons
Bourbon BrawI by Ashley Erwin
The Cleaner by Jason Allison
349 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2025
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September 8, 2025
Loved this unrelenting collection of combat sports-themed stories. Full disclosure, my short, The Cleaner, closes the anthology out, but the wild opener from Nick Kolakowski, Ashley Irwin’s gut punch of a father-daughter relationship, JB Stevens' twisty trainer/fighter tale, and David Moloney’s story about prison guards embellishing the past are the standouts. Excellent and brutal fiction put out by some of the best short fiction writers in the game, guided by Scott Blackburn’s vision makes for a tremendous compilation.
December 28, 2025
A great compilation of short stories. My favorite story was "Call me Mina" ❤️
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