Brian Knapp

An award-winning writer and editor based near Atlanta, Brian Knapp has spent the last 28 years as a journalist and serves as features editor for Sherdog.com. Prior to his move to the MMA world, Brian spent nearly a decade 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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Top 5: Dan Hooker Knockouts The City Kickboxing standout will toe the line against Benoit St. Denis in the UFC 325 co-main event on Saturday in Australia.

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Jan 28, 2026

Top 5: UFC Main Events in Sydney Sean Strickland outboxed and outwitted Israel Adesanya to a stunning unanimous decision, as he laid claim to the undisputed middleweight title in their five-round...

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Jan 28, 2026

Top 5: Benoit St. Denis Submissions The Frenchman will collide with Dan Hooker in the UFC 325 co-headliner on Saturday in Sydney.

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Jan 27, 2026

Top 5: Diego Lopes Finishes The 31-year-old Lobo Gym representative will rematch Alexander Volkanovski for the undisputed featherweight championship in the UFC 325 headliner.

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Jan 26, 2026

Justin Gaethje Secures Interim Gold, Outpaces Paddy Pimblett in UFC 324 Headliner Justin Gaethje left the cage with 10.5 pounds of validation once again strapped to his waist.

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Jan 24, 2026

UFC 324 Prelims: Usman Nurmagomedov Cruises Past Deiveson Figueiredo Umar Nurmagomedov held the line as a prohibitive favorite.

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Jan 24, 2026

Top 5: UFC 324 ‘Fight of the Night’ Candidates Justin Gaethje seems incapable of producing anything short of spellbinding entertainment, even as the sun begins to set on his remarkable career.

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Jan 24, 2026

Top 5: Fighters on the Rise at UFC 324 Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s quest for legitimacy in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division places him in harm’s way, directly in...

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Jan 23, 2026

How to Watch UFC 324 ‘Gaethje vs. Pimblett’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will stage its first event of the Paramount era on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Jan 23, 2026

How to Watch Zuffa Boxing 01 Burgeoning Irish star Callum Walsh will put his perfect professional record on the line when he meets Carlos Ocampo in the middleweight main...

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Jan 23, 2026