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 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 Defining Moments: Rory MacDonald The battle-tested 33-year-old Canadian will confront the undefeated Magomed Umalatov when their 2022 Professional Fighters League welterweight semifinal headlines...

Professional Fighters League

Brian Knapp

Aug 09, 2022

How to Watch DWCS 2022, Week 3 Three-time NCAA wrestling champion Bo Nickal will headline a roster of 10 Ultimate Fighting Championship hopefuls when he opposes Zachary Borrego as part of...

Dana White’s Contender Series

Brian Knapp

Aug 09, 2022

Jamahal Hill Outlasts Thiago Santos, Forces Stoppage in UFC on ESPN 40 Headliner Jamahal Hill may not have aced his latest exam in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division, but he passed it with room to spare.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Aug 06, 2022

UFC on ESPN 40 Prelims: Michal Oleksiejczuk Eviscerates Strugglin’ Sam Alvey Sam Alvey might have trouble smiling after this one.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Aug 06, 2022

Ray, Aubin-Mercier, Akhmedov, Wilkinson Move into Professional Fighters League Finals Steven Ray had no time for those hoping for an Anthony Pettis renaissance.

Professional Fighters League

Brian Knapp

Aug 05, 2022

How to Watch UFC on ESPN 40 Hard-hitting light heavyweights will take center stage for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Thiago Santos tackles Jamahal Hill in the...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Aug 05, 2022

Rivalries: Ariane Lipski The former KSW titleholder will attempt to climb back to .500 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division when she takes on Priscila Cachoeira in a featured...

Women’s MMA

Brian Knapp

Aug 05, 2022

How to Watch 2022 PFL 7 The Professional Fighters League playoffs will shift into gear with the lightweight and light heavyweight semifinals on Friday in New York.

Professional Fighters League

Brian Knapp

Aug 04, 2022

5 Defining Moments: Omari Akhmedov The battle-hardened Russian will square off with the unbeaten Joshua Silveira in the 2022 Professional Fighters League light heavyweight semifinals.

Professional Fighters League

Brian Knapp

Aug 04, 2022

By The Numbers: Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal The welterweight action heroes will confront one another in the UFC on ESPN 40 co-main event on Saturday in Las Vegas.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Aug 04, 2022