Jon Anik
Jon Anik: UFC 314 win would cement Alexander Volkanovski as most decorated 145-pound champ
Jon Anik thinks Alexander Volkanovski can separate himself from every other featherweight at UFC 314. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will compete for the vacant title in Saturday’s main event at Kaseya Center from Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). The former five-time defending...
Jon Anik says Yair Rodriguez ‘forgotten man’ in UFC featherweight division: ‘He’s a massive problem’
Jon Anik thinks Yair Rodriguez isn’t talked about enough ahead of UFC 314. Rodriguez (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) welcomes two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon in the main card opener of the April 12 event at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+)....
UFC Fight Night 253 broadcast plans set: Two-man booth returns with Dominick Cruz’s first post-retirement assignment
The UFC continues its February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 253, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. As always, marquee on-air talent will be on hand in “Sin City” to help guide viewers through the broadcast experience. Details of who will work as commentators...
Jon Anik: UFC 310 headliner Alexandre Pantoja ‘just doesn’t get his due’
UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik is pleased to see flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja get another main event spotlight on the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year. Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) will attempt to make a third consecutive defense of his title when he takes on Kai Asakura (21-4...
Jon Anik: Jared Cannonier would’ve been knocked out had Jason Herzog not intervened at UFC on ESPN 57
Jon Anik thinks referee Jason Herzog saved Jared Cannonier from taking unnecessary extra damage at UFC on ESPN 57. Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) scored a fourth-round TKO of Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. – a controversial stoppage...
Jon Anik: Dustin Poirier can’t be counted out at UFC 302, but Islam Makhachev ‘really is that good’
Jon Anik sees Dustin Poirier as a live underdog, but he understands why oddsmakers sway heavily in favor of UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. According to BetMGM, Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) is a -600 favorite in his upcoming title defense against Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in Saturday’s...
‘MMA fans as a whole suck’: Fighters defend, support Jon Anik after concerns about UFC future
UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik isn’t sure how much longer he’ll be cageside as his resentment toward a portion of the MMA fanbase continues to grow. Anik caught the attention of the MMA community Thursday when he stated on his podcast that he’s “growing tired” of the negative and...
Jon Anik on the balance between line-crossing trash talk and ‘promotionally useful’ UFC fighter banter
Like many, Jon Anik is not too pleased to hear some of the things that have been said in recent UFC press conferences. Anik, a play-by-play commentator for the UFC, is aware of the escalation in trash talk between fighters going on in the promotion. Some have suggested it’s...
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