It’d be understandable if some newer fans of mixed martial arts were concerned that UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik could become a casualty of the promotion’s impending move to ESPN. After all, Anik effectively became the voice of the UFC during the UFC on FOX era, and he first signed on with the organization in 2011, the same year the UFC inked its seven-year television deal with FOX.
But fear not, Anik fans: your man is indeed safe. The fate of the 40-year-old broadcaster’s career rests in the hands of the UFC — not FOX — and Anik will be in his usual spot cageside on Jan.