{"id":288883,"date":"2018-10-22T10:03:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288883"},"modified":"2018-10-22T10:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:03:59","slug":"jon-anik-signs-four-year-contract-extension-with-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-anik-signs-four-year-contract-extension-with-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Anik signs four-year contract extension with the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the UFC leaving Fox and entering the ESPN era, changes were expected. One big question heading into this transition is how the UFC broadcast team would be affected. Well, at the very least, UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik will be staying on board.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/10\/ufc-commentator-jon-anik-inks-contract-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie, <\/a>Jon\u00a0Anik will be calling UFC fights for at least the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>Anik has been a staple during UFC broadcasts for several years. During his time with the promotion, he has called some of the biggest fights in the sport&#8217;s history. However, his contract was set to expire at the end of the year. Ultimately, he has decided to re-sign with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a multi-year extension, and it\u2019s very exciting for me to be able to be a part of this new era with ESPN,&#8221; Anik told MMAjunkie. &#8220;I think, as a lot of people know, that\u2019s where I sort of cut my teeth in television and radio. And that\u2019s where I really starting covering mixed martial arts back in 2007 and 2008, so it sort of feels like we\u2019re coming full-circle a little bit. Now, 10 years later, the UFC and ESPN have the whole domestic package aligned, so it\u2019s a good time, you know, and I didn\u2019t make it a secret \u2013 I mean, this is where I wanted to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has become the foremost passion in my life, and I just couldn\u2019t imagine my life without UFC being a big part of it. I\u2019m thankful that it got done and just excited to continue to hit the ground running.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old Jon Anik has been with the UFC since 2011 but didn&#8217;t call an event until 2012. Even though he had been with the UFC for some time, it wasn&#8217;t until former play-by-play man Mike Goldberg left the promotion that he really hit his stride Octagon-side.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, it isn&#8217;t known how often the UFC will use Jon Anik on their broadcasts or if they will add any other commentators to their roster as they move to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m thankful to Dana White and Craig Borsari and Zach Candito for having the confidence in me to assume this role, and to replace a guy like Mike Goldberg,&#8221; Anik said. &#8220;To be given this opportunity, it\u2019s not something that I take lightly, and I\u2019m going to continue to prove myself going forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/22\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the UFC leaving Fox and entering the ESPN era, changes were expected. One big question heading into this transition is how the UFC broadcast team would be affected. Well, at the very least, UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik will be staying on board. According to\u00a0MMAJunkie, Jon\u00a0Anik will be calling UFC fights for at least [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":288887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10227,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jon Anik signs four-year contract extension with the UFC | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jon Anik is back with the UFC for the next four-years. 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