Jon Anik signs long-term UFC extension, says he will 'never take this seat for granted'
The 48-year-old stays as the UFC's lead play-by-play commentator after 15 years with the promotion. The terms of the deal were not revealed.
Jon Anik has signed a long-term contract extension to stay as the UFC's lead play-by-play commentator, the promotion announced on Wednesday.
Anik, 48, has worked as a UFC live event commentator since 2011 and has been cageside for nearly every major UFC show in that time. The exact details of the extension were not revealed.
"I am beyond grateful for these last 15 years with the UFC," Anik said in the UFC's announcement. "I've had the chance to learn from and work with so many talented people. There is no live production team in all of television that I would rather go to bat for and I will never take this seat for granted."
He added: "Eternal thanks to the MMA athletes, who fight and train so hard and allow so many of us fans to work in the sport we love. I am so excited to be a part of what this monster organization does moving forward."
Anik is best known for calling fights alongside Joe Rogan and former two-division champion Daniel Cormier. Since 2015 he has also hosted the Anik & Florian podcast with retired fighter Kenny Florian.
The UFC said the extension comes as it and Paramount enter the next chapter of their media partnership. The UFC began a seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount at the start of 2026, putting every event on Paramount+ in the US. In the UK, TNT Sports shows UFC cards, with the prelims on UFC Fight Pass bought separately.
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