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 312 The Ultimate Fighting Championship brings business back to Australia for the first time in some six months on Saturday in Sydney.

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Feb 07, 2025

Storylines: UFC 312 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sydney for the first...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 06, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Jake Matthews The 30-year-old Australian will look to stabilize himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he puts Francisco Prado to the test in a...

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Feb 05, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Justin Tafa The 31-year-old Australia-based Kiwi will draw his first assignment in nearly a year when he takes on the unbeaten Tallison Teixeira in a three-round...

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Feb 05, 2025

By The Numbers: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland The rivals will rematch one another for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title in the UFC 312 main event.

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Feb 04, 2025

Rivalries: Jimmy Crute “The Brute” will draw his first Ultimate Fighting Championship assignment in well over a year when he dukes it out with Rodolfo Bellato as part of the...

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Brian Knapp

Feb 04, 2025

The Hit List: Can’t-Miss Fights of February Tatiana Suarez will challenge Weili Zhang for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title in the UFC 312 co-main...

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Feb 03, 2025

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Bas Rutten Turns 60 The Tilburg, Netherlands, native transformed himself into one of the most recognizable figures in mixed martial arts through his competitive...

Brian Knapp

Feb 03, 2025

UFC Saudi Arabia ‘Adesanya vs. Imavov’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Saudi Arabia coverage will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 250.

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Feb 01, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Saudi Arabia Pre-Fight Edition Two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya on Saturday will toe the line against Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Fight Night 250 main event.

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Jan 31, 2025