Brian Knapp

An award-winning writer and editor based near Atlanta, Brian Knapp has spent the last 27 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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How to Watch UFC Vegas 103 Flyweights will take center stage for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday at the UFC Apex, where Manel Kape does battle with Asu...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 28, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Austen Lane The 6-foot-6 Bulldog Boxing export will attempt to secure a sturdier foothold in the heavyweight division when he locks horns with the unbeaten Mario Pinto in a...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 27, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Vegas 103 Pre-Fight Edition Manel Kape on Saturday will attempt to creep closer to title contention in the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division in a headlining assignment opposite...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 27, 2025

Rivalries: Nasrat Haqparast The Kelvin Gastelum doppelganger on Saturday will attempt to break into the Top 10 rankings at 155 pounds when he takes on the once-beaten Esteban Ribovics in a...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 26, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Julian Marquez The 34-year-old middleweight will toe the line against Cody Brundage in the UFC Vegas 103 co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

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Brian Knapp

Feb 26, 2025

By The Numbers: Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev The ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweights will lock horns in the UFC Vegas 103 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

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Brian Knapp

Feb 25, 2025

Yadong Song Outpoints Henry Cejudo After Eye Poke Ends UFC Seattle Headliner Yadong Song took another step forward in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division—albeit an anticlimactic one—and settled for a technical unanimous decision over Henry Cejudo in the...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 22, 2025

UFC Seattle Prelims: Ion Cutelaba Arm-Triangles Ibo Aslan in Pacific Northwest Ion Cutelaba excels in chaos.

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Brian Knapp

Feb 22, 2025

How to Watch UFC Seattle The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make the next stop on its breakneck schedule when it lands in the Pacific Northwest with a bantamweight headliner pitting Henry Cejudo against...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 21, 2025