Brian Knapp

An award-winning writer and editor based near Atlanta, Brian Knapp has spent the last 27 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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Rivalries: Nasrat Haqparast The Kelvin Gastelum doppelganger on Saturday will attempt to break into the Top 10 rankings at 155 pounds when he takes on the once-beaten Esteban Ribovics in a...

Rivalries

Brian Knapp

Feb 26, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Julian Marquez The 34-year-old middleweight will toe the line against Cody Brundage in the UFC Vegas 103 co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 26, 2025

By The Numbers: Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev The ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweights will lock horns in the UFC Vegas 103 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 25, 2025

Yadong Song Outpoints Henry Cejudo After Eye Poke Ends UFC Seattle Headliner Yadong Song took another step forward in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division—albeit an anticlimactic one—and settled for a technical unanimous decision over Henry Cejudo in the...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 22, 2025

UFC Seattle Prelims: Ion Cutelaba Arm-Triangles Ibo Aslan in Pacific Northwest Ion Cutelaba excels in chaos.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 22, 2025

How to Watch UFC Seattle The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make the next stop on its breakneck schedule when it lands in the Pacific Northwest with a bantamweight headliner pitting Henry Cejudo against...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 21, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Seattle Pre-Fight Edition Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder and onetime Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo will confront Team Alpha Male’s...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 21, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Alonzo Menifield A mainstay of the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division for six-plus years, the Dana White’s Contender Series graduate on Saturday will take on Julius Walker in a featured...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 20, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC Seattle The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will return to The Emerald City for the first time in more than a decade.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 20, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Rob Font The 37-year-old perennial bantamweight contender will toe the line against the unbeaten Jean Matsumoto in a featured UFC Fight Night 252...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Feb 19, 2025