Sponsor Phaidra Knight
United States
Athlete (retired)
Rugby - Renzo Gracie Academy
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About Phaidra Knight — retired Renzo Gracie Academy rugby athlete
Phaidra Knight is a Hall of Fame rugby player turned pro MMA fighter, podcaster, and commentator with a powerful story that resonates well beyond sports. As a pioneering LGBTQ athlete and longtime advocate for women in sports, she brings authenticity, discipline, and broad audience appeal to campaigns centered on performance, empowerment, and culture.
Why you should sponsor me for your next influencer campaign?
Phaidra Knight is a Hall of Fame rugby player. She is one of the most accomplished females in the sport. She is now retired, but integrated in the sport through coaching, speaking, and media work. She has interests beyond rugby including advocacy, specifically within rugby, women’s athletics, women’s advocacy, LGBT advocacy. She founded a non-profit that works to rehabilitate incarcerated and abused youth through rugby, and is a frequent commentator for MLR and international rugby matches including for NBC, ESPN and FloRugby.
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Renzo Gracie Academy
Alabama State
United States
peakunleashed.org, National Womens Sports Foundation
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Awards
First African-American and 9th woman inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame
USA Rugby Player of the Decade 2000's
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