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Brent Knopp (born July 13, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the middleweight division and is currently unsigned with a fight league. He goes by the ring name "Mankill". He sports a professional record of 3-0. He is trained by Matt Hume at AMC Pankration.

Brent started MMA, boxing and kickboxing in 2006. Since then, he has held and defended 3 amateur titles in 3 different divisions at the same time; middleweight, light-heavy & heavyweight. Including, Ax CageWars and Genesis titles. His record = 24-2. A couple of Brent's notable amateur wins: 2008 win over current pro, Mike Hayes, a former CageSport heavyweight champ. And, a vicious 2nd round knockout to current pro, Carl Edwards to take the Ax CageWars title in mid-2011. After an extensive, successful amateur career, he debuted professionally at CageSport XVIII. His first pro win was a KO early in the 2nd round to Mike Kirkman of Missoula, MT., at CageSport XVIII. At CageSport XX, he won his 2nd pro bout against Darrio Mobley of Medford, OR., in the 2nd round by TKO punches. Brent is known as an aggressive striker and clinch fighter with strong knees, knockout power, ground & pound and submission skills. He was recently belted as the Absolute division winner (combined weights) of the Lockflow Submission Challenge Tournament. Brent prides himself on his strong work ethic, mental fortitude and superior conditioning allowing him to break down his opponent mentally then physically.