While the UFC may soon be switching networks, the dulcet tones of lead play-by-play man Jon Anik will remain at the broadcast table. Anik today informed MMAjunkie that he has signed a new four-year deal with the promotion to remain in place as a UFC commentator when the organization moves to ESPN and ESPN+ in 2019 . “It’s a multi-year extension, and it’s very exciting for me to be able to be a part of this new era with ESPN,” Anik told MMAjunkie. “I think, as a lot of people know, that’s where I sort of cut my teeth in television and radio, and that’s where I really starting covering mixed martial arts back in 2007 and 2008, so it sort of feels like we’re coming full-circle a little bit. Now, 10 years later, the UFC and ESPN have the whole domestic package aligned, so it’s a good time, you know, and I didn’t make it a secret – I mean, this is where I wanted to be.
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UFC commentator Jon Anik inks four-year contract extension with promotion – MMA Junkie