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Jon Anik signs multi-year extension to remain UFC commentator
Jon Anik has signed a multi-year deal to keep calling UFC events as a play-by-play commentator.
The UFC and its broadcast partner Paramount+ announced the extension, which will keep Anik with the promotion for the foreseeable future.
Anik has spent about 15 years working with the UFC and is now its lead play-by-play commentator.
His new deal starts at UFC 334 on Nov.
14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
He will call the event with Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier, with Ciryl Gane and Kayla Harrison headlining.
The agreement means Anik will continue guiding viewers through major UFC broadcasts, a role that has made him a familiar voice for fans.
The sources give no further details about the length of the contract.
Jon Anik has signed a multi-year extension to remain a UFC play-by-play commentator.
The UFC and broadcast partner Paramount+ announced the deal.
Anik’s new deal is set to begin at UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Anik said he was grateful for his 15 years with the UFC and excited about the organization’s future.
The sources differ on when Anik first called a UFC event: Sherdog says he signed with the promotion in 2011, while Bloody Elbow says he first called an event in 2012.
- Who
- Jon Anik, UFC play-by-play commentator.
- What
- He signed a multi-year extension to continue commentating for the UFC.
- When
- Announced on November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The deal is with the UFC; Anik is set to work UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Why
- The sources do not state a specific reason for the extension.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The UFC announced that Anik had signed a new long-term contract.
Anik’s new deal is set to begin at UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Deal
- Multi-year extension
- Role
- UFC play-by-play commentator
- Announcement
- November 11, 2026
- First assignment under new deal
- UFC 334
- Venue
- Madison Square Garden, New York
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What people are saying
I am beyond grateful for these last 15 years with the UFC. 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.
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.
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"I am so excited to be a part of what this monster organization does moving forward.” @Jon_Anik talks extending his incredible 15-year run calling the action for @ufc ⤵️