To say Jon Anik is excited to call Saturday’s lightweight championship fight at UFC 254 would be an understatement.
The lead play-by-voice for the UFC will be calling the action for the 12-fight card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, headlined by the 155-pound title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje.
Anik has called a plethora of the promotion’s biggest fights over the years—including Nurmagomedov’s successful title defense against Conor McGregor at UFC 229—and when asked where his anticipation levels are heading into this weekend compared to past headliners, he admits that Nurmagomedov vs.