Brett Okamoto is an ESPN mixed martial arts writer who isn’t afraid to ask tough questions to the UFC and MMA players without the intention of instigating them. He is liked by the fans for the way he takes interviews, the way he reports his news and the way he provides the information in a remarkable fashion that no other sports journalist is capable of. Brett’s method of reporting is so simple and yet interesting that the viewers who are new to UFC can also understand and would have the interest to watch the show just for the sake of Brett.
Bio: Brett Okamoto
Born to his parents in the year 1985 in Windsor Colorado, Brett Okamoto is a very a professional person. He celebrates his birthday on 22nd of October. Brett Okamoto father name is Stephen Ted Okamoto and his mother name is Tim Okamoto. He has clearly stated that his interest in MMA and writing actually came to him because of his father. He belongs to mixed ethnic group as his Father is Japanese. His age is 37 years.
Education: Brett Okamoto
Brett Okamoto attended Windsor High School in his hometown and graduated with his high school education in 2004. As Brett was writing from his early life, he spent the last year of his high school writing for two newspapers namely The Greely Tribune and The Coloradoan. Throughout his college years, Brett became the sports editor and writer for The Rocky Mountain which was the student newspaper.
Personal Life: Brett Okamoto
Brett Okamoto is already a married man. He is currently married to his sweetheart wife Jessica Detterer. He and his wife exchanged their wedding vows in September 2012. They have also started their family. They were blessed with a beautiful baby boy on 13 July 2020 whom they named Kamryn Thomas Okamoto. The family is currently living in Las Vegas. His wife Jessica was born in the year 1987.
Net Worth: Brett Okamoto
As of 2022, Brett Okamoto has an estimated net worth of around half a million dollars. It is also estimated that ESPN pays around $85000 as salary to Brett which is a very handsome amount.
This young man has a very bright future ahead of him, which means his net worth will surely rise in years to come.
Social Media
Brett on his Twitter account, which he created in December 2010, keeps tweeting about his news regarding UFC. He never forgets to admire the champions and players. Since his presence on Twitter for 10 years, Brett has gained 213k followers on his Twitter account. Brett is a lover of UFC, that’s why he keeps posting pictures of UFC events and players. He has around 170k followers on his Instagram account.
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Career
Initially, Brett was an Intern for sports illustrated in New York City and worked as a fact checker. Brett first started his career in sports journalism from Sports Illustrated magazine. He has also worked with CNN.com as a sports writer and reporter and later went onto work with Las Vegas Sun Newspaper as Boxing and MMA writer.
In Decmeber 2010, Okamoto joined ESPN and since then working as a breaking news reporter, feature writer, alayst, and a one-on-one Interviewer for MMA content across linear and digital platforms for ESPN.com. He has also worked as an analyst for ESPN2’s MMA live and has contributed to ESPN The Magazine.
