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 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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Top 5: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title Fights Miesha Tate put Holly Holm to sleep with a rear-naked choke and laid claim to the undisputed women’s bantamweight title in the fifth round of their...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 20, 2025

By The Numbers: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Trilogy The Brazilian compatriots locked horns three times, as they engaged in an unforgettable rivalry that bridged generations and made them...

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Brian Knapp

Sep 19, 2025

Top 5: UFC Men’s Flyweight Title Fights of All-Time Henry Cejudo accomplished what was thought by some to be unthinkable when he deposed Demetrious Johnson by split decision in the UFC 227...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 19, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Mark Kerr The forthcoming Oct. 3 theatrical release of “The Smashing Machine”—a Benny Safdie-directed film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in...

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Brian Knapp

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Lightweight Title Fights of All-Time Frankie Edgar retained the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title with a hotly contested split draw against Gray Maynard in their showstopping...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Men’s Bantamweight Title Fights of All-Time The oft-injured Dominick Cruz reclaimed the Ultimate Fighting Championship title he never lost with a split decision over T.J. Dillashaw in...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Featherweight Title Fights of All-Time Alexander Volkanovski drifted as close to the ledge as possible when he put his 145-pound championship on the line against Brian Ortega at UFC...

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 17, 2025

Thomas Gantt Highlights UFC’s Latest Talent Grab on Dana White’s Contender Series Thomas Gantt could soon be a problem for those who call the 155-pound weight class home.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Brian Knapp

Sep 16, 2025

Top 5: UFC Welterweight Title Fights of All-Time Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald engaged in a blood-and-guts war for the ages in the UFC 189 co-main event on July 11, 2015 in Las Vegas.

UFC

Brian Knapp

Sep 16, 2025