fame an fortune

Its been a minute since I have written our fans, we relocated to Las Vegas from Reno so life has been hectic, Las Vegas is the place to be if you are in the fight game, it is also a challange because the very cream of the crop are here and you have to do your best at all times to make it here, I guess we will find out soon if we have what it takes, I realize it can be a risky move for us but I believe in DogBoxer and what it stands for and Im ready to put my heart where my mouth is, it feels a little like starting over which is not my goal, after all the highs and lows and the victories of the last few years I have made my bones many times over and know quite a few people here in Vegas and have traveled the world fighting, doing shows an seminars and done well mostly in Northern Nevada and Northern California, I do not have the reputation and contacts here that I am used to, I have relized more than ever most of the MMA world is very local for everybody here is very national, there is alot of talented people all over the country that are not known on the national level and most working for the top spots some day here in Vegas and or the UFC especially now that UFC has bought Strikeforce the UFC is the ultimate goal, I was working a show not to long ago that I pulled out of in part behind me moving and then made a decision not to go back and finish the show, 2 people working the show are more concerned about being famous than they are about doing good work, the 2 gentlemen Im thinking about put alot of stock in how they look, one wants to always look like hes important and the other wants to be the MAN, now what is really kinda funny is both of them desire this status and never reach it and the way to reach it is right in front of them, the first person has the oppurtunity to be the man but he spends so much trying to look and convince everybody that hes the man that he does not do his work properly so its a false bottom, if he would have the right heart and agenda he would easily get there, if he would put the priority on the event and the fighters who are the show he would get the status and accolaids he desires, gemtleman number 2 has a great talent for promoting and creating alot of the right kind of attention to himself but he spends more time and money and looking like a stud he never does what it takes to just be a stud, this is a strange thing to me, is it not easier to become the person you want to be than just spend lots of time, money and energy on looking like you are who you have not yet become??? I think deep down they want to be fighters but no matter what we are wanting to be in life we have to make our bones, we have to go thru the trials and tribulations to make it real, we have to have the sand to push thru the things that try and stop us from becoming what we want to become, there is no other way, going thur the fire burns out the things that dont belong and get us focused on the job at hand, I think the fame gets to non fighters in the fight biz, they want the fame and the attention and acknowledgment and they want it so bad they spend much time and energy trying to get it when all they really have to do is do their job well and try and do it better than anybody else, they dont realize many of the fighters who are enjoying some fame and fortune have countless hours in the gym without so much as an atta boy, they have paid or are paying thier dues and are very deserving of the attention they are getting, they end up at places at the right time behind hard work not blind luck or spending their time trying to look an act like a world class fighter, the grown men out there who want to be famous for fames sake have the wrong motives and pretty much just cause grief for everybody else, and the fire eventually weeds them out, I try and spot them as soon as I can and stay away from them because they are a serious waste of time!!!!