Jon Anik signs contract extension to remain UFC’s lead commentator

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWhen the UFC let go of longtime commentator Mike Goldberg at the end of 2016, that opened the door for Jon Anik to assume the role as the main man behind the microphone for the promotion’s pay-per-view and FOX events. With the promotion changing scenery in 2019 and heading to the ESPN family of networks in 2019, Anik will still be calling the action in the long-term, having confirmed to MMAjunkie that he had signed a new four-year deal.

“It’s a multi-year extension, and it’s very exciting for me to be able to be a part of this new era with ESPN,” Anik said. “I think, as a lot of people know, that’s where I sort of cut my teeth in television and radio, and…