My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guide

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guide

Yeah... fuckin' finals. Gotta finish my shit up so I can get my master's on and move to the next looming task... Ph.D. (I bet you can guess what my statistics projects will be based on.)

I'm so ready for school to be done for a little while. Definitely looking forward to the summer in a big way.

How far away are you from getting your masters? I've barely even begun to work on my bachelors.

Wonder what he wanted you to shoot? Where are their offices? SLC seems to have a decent hotbed of MMA activity... probably wanted you to go around to the gyms and take pics and write stuff up for them. I bet you could do it.

From what I can tell they are located in Annheim, CA.

As for photos, I know that it's just generally better if you can do both, because most articles require photos. He did say that he welcomed future ideas from me. I'm considering querying to ask if he'd like me to do a profile of the UCE, similiar to the article I wrote for the Globe. My angle would basically be that it would be cool to shed some light on the corners of the sport that aren't the big leagues and get some exposure for local and regional orgs. Not sure if he'll go for it, though.

I'll keep my eyes peeled at Fresh Market. I think a new issue just came out a week or so ago...

Sweet. I'll let you guys know when it comes out.

I'm still wondering

[triathlete]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guide

How far away are you from getting your masters? I've barely even begun to work on my bachelors.

I'm about 3 weeks from my masters. I start the PhD in the Fall.

My angle would basically be that it would be cool to shed some light on the corners of the sport that aren't the big leagues and get some exposure for local and regional orgs. Not sure if he'll go for it, though.

Not to mention two guys made it to TUF. I think only one got in the house... but that'd be worth exploring as well. Might be worth a series. Especially if you can find some of the minor leagues that produce some top MMA talent... maybe.

Proximity to Vegas, ability to high-altitude train. To be honest, I'm surprised more don't train out here. PC just got a BJJ place (just across the way from me) and has plenty of x-training places.

Ah well.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Hey, guess what. . .

[Svino]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Hey, guess what. . .

Congrats.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Congrats.

Thanks, yo. I was at Barnes and Noble today and found it.

If anyone's interested in checking it out, it's in the August issue. (Black cover with Shane Carwin on the front.) They must have JUST put it out so I'm not sure if it's out everywhere yet.

They split it into two parts, so part II should be in the next issue.

[Mr. IWS]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Awwww shit, Nice man.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Awwww shit, Nice man.

Thanks. Kinda crazy that I came up with the idea to pitch it, discussed it with you guys, and now it's out there on the shelf.

[MMA_scientist]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Full on propers my friend. Very nice work.

Congrats. This makes you kind of a big deal.

[MMA_scientist]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

in part 2 make sure you mention Lagasse's at the Palazzo.

[zY|]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

You bad motherfucker you.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Full on propers my friend. Very nice work.

Congrats. This makes you kind of a big deal.

Ha ha, thanks. I appreciate it.

By the way, I should have two more articles in the mag for sure: An interview with Greg Bayne, who is doing a documentary on Jens Pulver, and an interview with Jens Pulver himself. And also an article about judging/scoring in MMA with comments from commissioners. (<-- this one was actually assigned by the editor, so that's a good sign they're going to want me to keep writing for them in the future.)

I just sent in the commissioners article today. Once I get a response back, I have a few more ideas I'd like to pitch, like a feature on the Christian MMA scene and the way that faith and MMA seem to often intersect. I've also talked to Gerald Harris, and he's ready to do something as soon as I can convince the editor that the time is right. And I've been trying to contact DaMarques Johnson and Alan Belcher. I think it's the right time to do something on both guys.

BTW if anyone has any ideas that they think would make interesting articles, then feel free to pass them my way.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

in part 2 make sure you mention Lagasse's at the Palazzo.

Ha ha. Part II is done. They just took my 3,000 word article and chopped it into two.

I really would've liked to have gotten some mention of IWS in there, though. If I had had the latitude to make the article even bigger then I would've done a sidebar that mentioned MMA wagering communities on the Internet and I would've put IWS in there. It was not to be, though.

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

You bad motherfucker you.

Yes, I'm going to do my best to remember the little people. . .

[triathlete]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Fuck yeah. That's some tight shit. I'm walking over to the Fresh Market to see if they have it. . .

[SPX]

Re: My Query to Black Belt Magazine for an MMA Wagering Guid

Fuck yeah. That's some tight shit. I'm walking over to the Fresh Market to see if they have it. . .

Go look. They might not have it yet. I think B&N may have put it out early, because the UMMA site doesn't even have it up as the "current issue" yet.