Current FOX Sports 1 broadcaster and retired Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Brian Stann got his first opportunity to call the action for a UFC fight card at UFC 163, when he filled in for Joe Rogan on the Brazilian fight card in August of 2013.
The "All American" nailed it that evening and he hasn't missed a beat since. In fact, he is now one of the most highly-regarded mixed martial arts (MMA) broadcasters in the business, calling UFC fight cards on FOX Sports 1 and sitting behind the desk on the pre and post-fight shows.
"I got lucky that one time -- and they gave me a call -- Rogan couldn't go to Brazil and they said, 'we are interested to see how you do in color commentary' and no hesitation, I took the shot and that really started all of this," Stann told MMAmania.