Jon Anik and Dominick Cruz are used to being on the same side of the fence at UFC events. At UFC 249, however, they will take on very different roles. For the first time in Anik’s career as the UFC’s lead play-by-play commentator, he will call the action when his broadcast partner steps into the octagon when Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) challenges Henry Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) for the bantamweight title in the co-headliner of UFC 249 on May 9. Anik and Cruz have called many fight cards together over the years and, naturally, a personal bond has developed during the course of their working relationship. Anik has called fights involving fellow commentary colleagues Daniel Cormier and Paul Felder, but he admitted his relationship with Cruz is unique, and with that comes something a little extra.
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