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Jon Anik: UFC 314 win would cement Alexander Volkanovski as most decorated 145-pound champ

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:11:17 +0000

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 featherweight champion will look to reclaim his title after losing it to Ilia Topuria by knockout at UFC 298. If Volkanovski is successful, Anik sees him solidifying his status as the greatest featherweight of all time.

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Jon Anik isn’t too sure about Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva odds heading into UFC 314

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:37:54 +0000

Jon Anik doesn’t think the betting odds accurately reflect the Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva matchup.

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Why Jon Anik grew appreciation for Paddy Pimblett, believes ‘superstar status’ within reach at UFC 314

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:51:09 +0000

Jon Anik is impressed with Paddy Pimblett ’s mentality going into the UFC 314 co-main event against Michael Chandler. After taking a slow build to begin his octagon tenure, former Cage Warriors champion Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will be tested unlike before when he meets former three-time Bellator titleholder and former UFC title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in a five-round lightweight bout Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). A little more than a month prior to the event, lead UFC play-by-play commentator Anik, who will be cageside with Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier at UFC 314, had a lengthy sitdown with Pimblett to dig into the mindset of “The Baddy” going into fight night.

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Jon Anik praises Dominick Cruz’s recent growth as UFC commentator

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:30:22 +0000

UFC commentator Jon Anik believes his broadcast partner and former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz is hitting a new stride on the mic. A mainstay on the UFC broadcast team, Anik looks forward to spending more time with Cruz as a commentary partner now that he has retired from competition following a shoulder injury that prompted the cancelation of a scheduled bout in Seattle against Rob Font. “Dominick Cruz is certainly my best friend among broadcast partners,” Anik told MMA Junkie Radio . “The man I have spent the most time with on the road over the years, and I think, you know, the guy that I’ve leaned on the most in terms of helping me improve and reciprocally sort of helping him improve – just having an open mind to all of that.” Cruz has been alongside Anik in the commentary booth off and on for years while still competing in the twilight of his Hall of Fame-worthy fighting career. Cruz’s first whole show in the commentary booth was at UFC Fight Night 95 in September 2016. As his retirement approached and he focused more on improving his skills in the booth, Anik says it’s hard to deny his growth as an analyst.

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Jon Anik says Yair Rodriguez ‘forgotten man’ in UFC featherweight division: ‘He’s a massive problem’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 02:57:28 +0000

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+). Anik is excited for Freire to compete under the UFC banner, but heaped praise on Rodriguez, who since capturing the interim featherweight title with a submission of Josh Emmett , has lost two straight

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UFC on ESPN 64 commentary team, broadcast plans set: Jon Anik leads rare trio in booth

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:04:17 +0000

The UFC closes a five-event March schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 64 , which goes down at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there in Mexico to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below. * * * *

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UFC on ESPN 64: How to watch Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg, start time, Mexico City fight card, odds, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:09:49 +0000

The UFC is back in Mexico for the second straight year Saturday with UFC on ESPN 64 in Mexico City. Here’s how to watch UFC on ESPN 64 with a former flyweight champion in the headlining spot against a recent title challenger. Broadcast and streaming info UFC on ESPN 64 has a main card that starts at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+

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Jon Anik: Justin Gaethje ‘absolutely’ should fight UFC champion Islam Makhachev next

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:20:03 +0000

Jon Anik vouches for Justin Gaethje getting the next UFC lightweight title shot. Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) returned to the win column when he defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in Saturday’s UFC 303 co-main event.

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UFC 313: How to watch Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev title fight, Las Vegas lineup, odds, more (Updated)

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:31:45 +0000

(This story was updated to add new information.) The UFC’s third pay-per-view event of 2024 goes down Saturday in “Sin City.” Here’s how to watch UFC 313 with the light heavyweight title on the line at the top of the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Broadcast and streaming info UFC 313 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight preliminary card airs on ESPNews and streams on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET

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UFC Fight Night 253: How to watch Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev, start time, Las Vegas fight card, odds, more (Updated)

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:47:22 +0000

(This story was updated to add new information.) The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base for the next three weeks, and in this first week, flyweight contenders are at the top of the bill. Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 253 with 125-pounders in the headlining spot, plus a potential middleweight slugfest in the co-feature.

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