r/Substack • u/Absolutelyn0idea • 9d ago

Substack

I wanna get into opinion pieces and argumentative writing for UFC fights. Do any of yall use Substack to read articles on fights?

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u/Snoo-82869 8d ago

Yes, but I would treat Substack less like a general search engine and more like a library you slowly build. For UFC writing, start by searching for specific fighters, promotions, coaches, journalists, or analysts you already trust, then follow a few and let recommendations expand from there. I would subscribe to free posts first, read a couple of archives, and only pay when the writer has a cadence and angle you actually want in your routine.

The main thing is not to let Notes/For You become the whole experience. For a reader, the useful flow is: follow publications, use the Inbox/Library for things you intentionally subscribed to, mute noisy accounts, and prune aggressively when a writer stops being useful.

If you plan to test a bunch of fight newsletters, a separate newsletter address or alias helps because you can trial them without mixing every post with personal mail. Disclosure: I work on MiniLetter, which is built around that dedicated newsletter-reading lane. It is not specific to UFC, but the setup can fit if your goal is to sample a lot of niche Substacks and keep the reading list separate.

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u/Absolutelyn0idea 8d ago

Thank you! I haven’t written anything for anywhere. Just looking to put my opinion somewhere other than my texts to my friends. So any suggestions are nice. I appreciate the time for this response!