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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Noche UFC Prelims: Dusko Todorovic Throttles Jose Medina in San Antonio Dusko Todorovic returned to victory lane in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division for the first time in nearly three years.

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Sep 13, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About UFC 4 Semaphore Entertainment Group moved beyond the one-year mark with its Ultimate Fighting Championship experiment and took its roadshow to Tulsa,...

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Sep 10, 2025

UFC Inks Five Fighters on Wild Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series Lerryan Douglas lived up to his “Gunslinger” moniker.

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Sep 09, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch Noche UFC Jean Silva and Diego Lopes will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night 259 main event on Saturday in San Antonio.

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Sep 09, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov Outduels Caio Borralho, Nears Title Shot in UFC Paris Main Event Nassourdine Imavov needed all 25 minutes but got the job done.

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Sep 06, 2025

UFC Paris Prelims: Oumar Sy Thrills French Compatriots, Routs Brendson Ribeiro Oumar Sy delivered on home soil.

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Sep 06, 2025

Top 5: UFC Middleweight Title Fights of All-Time Anderson Silva dug into his deep bag of tricks and dismissed archrival Chael Sonnen with a triangle armbar in the UFC 117 main event on Aug. 7,...

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Sep 04, 2025

Top 5: UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fights of All-Time The first encounter between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson in 2013 was one of those rare bouts with the potential to shorten careers and...

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Sep 03, 2025

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani KO Steals Show on Week 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani left no doubt about whether or not he belongs at the sport’s highest level.

Dana White’s Contender Series

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Sep 02, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC Paris Nassourdine Imavov finds himself near the front of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight pecking order after a somewhat unexpected...

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Sep 02, 2025