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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5 Things You Might Not Know About Pride 1 The combat sports landscape was forever changed when Pride Fighting Championships arrived on mixed martial arts scene on Oct. 11, 1997.

Brian Knapp

May 22, 2024

5 Things You Might Not Know About UFC 1 WOW Promotions and Semaphore Entertainment Group gave birth to the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Nov. 12, 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in...

UFC

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May 21, 2024

Bellator Champions Series Paris Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator Champions Series Paris coverage will begin Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

Bellator MMA

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May 17, 2024

Storylines: Bellator Champions Series 2 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when Bellator MMA makes its fourth visit to Paris with a bantamweight...

Bellator MMA

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May 15, 2024

Top Reasons to Catch Bellator Champions Series 2 Patrick Mix will defend his undisputed Bellator MMA bantamweight crown against Magomed Magomedov in their main event rematch on Friday in Paris.

Bellator MMA

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May 14, 2024

Abdullah Al-Qahtani Leads Wave of Playoff Qualifiers at PFL MENA 1 Abdullah Al-Qahtani made his opponent quit in his latest Professional Fighters League assignment.

Professional Fighters League

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May 10, 2024

Carlos Ulberg’s Slow Burn The Auckland, New Zealand, native will look to accelerate his climb on the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight ladder when he faces Alonzo Menifield at...

UFC

Brian Knapp

May 10, 2024

Storylines: UFC on ESPN 56 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship plants its flag in St. Louis for...

UFC

Brian Knapp

May 09, 2024

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Urijah Faber Celebrates No. 45 As patriarch of the revolutionary Team Alpha Male camp, founder of the A1 Combat promotion and one of the first true mixed martial arts...

UFC

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May 07, 2024