Brian Knapp

An award-winning writer and editor based near Atlanta, Brian Knapp has spent the last 25 years as a journalist and serves as features editor for Sherdog.com. Prior to his move to the MMA world, Brian worked as sports editor and managing editor of The Covington News, a tri-weekly newspaper in Covington, Georgia. His work has appeared on Yahoo, ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, TheFightNetwork.com, CagePotato.com, Covers.com, Mandatory.com and in Real Fighter, ChopTalk, Ultimate MMA, Sports Spectrum, We Are Henry and The Newton Community magazines.

Brian married his wife, Holly, in 2001. They have two sons, Gehrig and Gibson.

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The Rookies: UFC on ESPN 55 Brazilian kickboxer Jhonata Diniz headlines a cast of three Ultimate Fighting Championship newcomers on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Apr 24, 2024

Sherdog Prospect Watch: An Tuan Ho The undefeated MMA Lab flyweight has spent his entire professional career in the Legacy Fighting Alliance organization.

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

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Apr 23, 2024

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Luke Riley The undefeated 24-year-old Next Generation MMA product has delivered six of his nine victories by knockout or technical knockout, three of them...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

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Apr 21, 2024

The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC Robelis Despaigne will put his perfect 5-0 record on the line at UFC on ESPN 56, where he faces Dana White’s Contender Series alum Waldo...

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Apr 21, 2024

By The Numbers: Alexander Volkanovski-Max Holloway Trilogy The two greatest featherweights of a generation almost certainly understand that their legacies will always be measured against one another.

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Brian Knapp

Apr 21, 2024

This Month's MMA Birthdays: Carlos Condit Turns 40 The former World Extreme Cagefighting champion was for years one of the most violent men in mixed martial arts and more than lived up to “The...

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Apr 21, 2024

Top Reasons to Catch PFL 3 Welterweights and featherweights will carry the freight for the Professional Fighters League on Friday in Chicago.

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Apr 16, 2024

Alex Pereira, Weili Zhang Retain Championships Atop Historic UFC 300 The otherworldly power of Alex Pereira claimed another victim, this time under the brightest of all spotlights.

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Brian Knapp

Apr 13, 2024

UFC 300 Prelims: Jiri Prochazka Rallies to Wreck Aleksandar Rakic in Las Vegas Jiri Prochazka deals in unadulterated violence.

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Brian Knapp

Apr 13, 2024

Storylines: UFC 300 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship stages its most anticipated event...

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Brian Knapp

Apr 12, 2024