The Housekeeper: Love, Death, & Prizefighting

by Joshua Samman

UFC fighter and journalist, Josh Samman, chronicles his struggles with addiction, career-threatening injuries, and the death of his lover in this gripping memoir. In and out of institutions for the greater part of his youth; Josh, a wild teenager, falls into a rollercoaster romance with Isabel, a Southern jewel, who drives him to search for purpose in professional Mixed Martial Arts. As Isabel marches towards personal battles of her own, Josh fights his way from local MMA circuits to front and center of FOX’s The Ultimate Fighter TV show. After losing the most important bout of Josh's career, the pair rekindle their love, and seek to find strength in each other. With a penchant for raw and heartfelt honesty, Samman chronicles a gut-wrenching story of love, loss, and what it means to conquer life’s greatest tragedies. The Housekeeper is an intimate look into the world of a man fighting for redemption.

Genres: Biography

262 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2016

Reviews

[Mike Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book! I initially wasn't a fan of Josh after seeing him on "The Ultimate Fighter" but after seeing his comeback win in his first fight after his girlfriend died was really powerful and I was interested to hear his story and became a fan and then read the book as soon as it was available and really enjoyed it and it made me a bigger fan of him and was really sad when he ultimately also passed away.