Jon Anik is one of the most popular MMA commentators around. He has been a part of ESPN and MMA Live but is currently a part of the UFC. Anik is really active on social media and recently tweeted about retired MMA fighter and current MMA analyst Chael Sonnen.
Anik has been a part of the UFC since 2011 and is the lead play-by-play announcer for most major UFC events.
What did Jon Anik say about Chael Sonnen
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Anik recently wrote about how much he loves listening to Chael Sonnen. Anik loves how great Sonnen’s way of telling a story and giving analysis is.
“Man, I love Chael Sonnen’s YouTube channel. His tone, style, inflection.”
Chael Sonnen has a way with words, his way of telling a story is fascinating. He paints a beautiful picture with his words.
Man I love @ChaelSonnen’s YouTube channel. His tone, style, inflection. His deadpan. 😆 I mean we may disagree on some things but could listen to him talk about most anything.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) March 30, 2021
Sonnen and Anik both have to give their opinions on fights, and they will disagree sometimes. Anik knows that and says how he can just listen to Sonnen talk about anything, even if he does not agree with it.
“His deadpan. Smiling face with open mouth and tightly closed eyes, I mean we may disagree on some things but could listen to him talk about most anything,” wrote Anik.
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Sonnen has a quality that separates him from the rest, many people dislike Sonnen and his views, but none of them deny the fact that Sonnen is a great orator.
Sonnen and Anik have been a part of the MMA world for quite some time now, Sonnen has become an analyst from a fighter, while Anik has become one of the leading commentators in the UFC.
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This is not the first time Anik has praised Sonnen. He had also talked about Sonnen’s fight with Anderson Silva; he talked about how no one had ever done to Silva what Sonnen did to him.
Chael Sonnen was a great fighter and is often considered one of the best fighters to not win a title. Sonnen was great at what he did, but it seems like he is an even better analyst and speaker. Jon Anik certainly believes that, and so do we.