Starting in 2002, he has seen each Oscar nominee in the 20 major categories prior to the awards ceremony. In 2004, he correctly picked 21 of the 24 winners – and has been trying to get back to that magic number of 20 ever since. He is the assistant editor for MMAjunkie.com and USA Today's MMA coverage, and his work has appeared in The Times, Shore Magazine, USA Today, UFC Magazine, Chicago Tribune and other publications around the country.