In the three years since joining the UFC division of EssentiallySports, Krushna Pattnaik has covered prediction pieces, live event assignments, and beat reports with ease. Now a Senior Columnist, he honed his editorial skills through the in-house Journalistic Excellence Program. Krushna briefly contributed to the ES YouTube team before returning to MMA reporting full-time. With five years of training in Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, and taekwondo, he brings a practitioner’s perspective to his breakdowns of complex fight sequences. His medical background adds further authority to his stories on injury updates, medical suspensions, and anti-doping issues. His storytelling has earned external recognition — including a nod from Conor McGregor himself. One of his pieces was also featured on Brendan Schaub’s podcast.