UFC announcer Jon Anik signs long-term contract extension

Jon Anik will be sticking around as the voice of the UFC for the foreseeable future.

The UFC announced Wednesday via a press release that Anik, 48, has signed a long-term extension to continue his role as the promotion’s lead play-by-play man. As noted in the release, Anik has worked as a live event commentator for the UFC since 2011, and has been cageside for nearly every major UFC show during his tenure.

“I am beyond grateful for these last 15 years with the UFC,” Jon Anik said in the release. “I’ve had the chance to learn from and work with so many talented people. There is no live production team in all of television that I would rather go to bat for and I will never take this seat for…