Jon Anik admits he hasn’t been impressed with latest UFC exhibits.
Though the highest MMA promotion is at present experiencing monetary success, some followers are sad with the product. Critics consider UFC executives can get by with the naked minimal because of their success with Livegate and particularly the cope with Paramount+.
On a latest “Anik & Florian Podcast,” the UFC’s high play-by-play artificial no secret of his perception that latest playing cards haven’t lived as much as expectations (h/t MMAJunkie).
“I believe lots of people really feel that means,” Anik says. “And even when you concentrate on this UFC podcast, and I am primarily within the producer division of this present, we’re not speaking concerning the co-main occasion. We’re not speaking about[Christian Leroy Duncan’s]win over Roman Dorizet. Christian Leroy Duncan might be value a minute or two, however that is as a result of it is nearly unconvincing. 41 UFC stay occasions x 13 fights – “It is powerful to be requested to maintain hitting triples and residential runs if you battle 533 fights a 12 months within the UFC, to not point out the Contender Collection and different fights…”
Annick is worked up to name the motion for UFC 327 on April eleventh in Miami. The cardboard features a bout for the vacant mild heavyweight title between Jiri Prochaska and Carlos Wolberg. Within the co-main occasion, Joshua Bunn will face Tatsuro Hira for the flyweight gold medal.
A matchup between these two can be drooling for MMA followers, nevertheless it’s in all probability not the usual most individuals need in 2026.
“Typically it is ups and downs and I am unable to wait to scream it out of my fucking neck at UFC 327 in a couple of weeks. I can have this sincere dialog and say we’ll give the promotion our all within the subsequent few weeks. We now have a terrific card and we’ll blow it up and I am unable to await it. However yeah, it definitely hasn’t been a terrific few weeks.”
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