He began his career as an anchor with ESPN for over five years before moving to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as a play-by-play commentator in 2012.

[5] Anik spent one semester at American University in Washington, D.C., working as an intern for the George Michael Sports Machine.

From 2006 to 2008, Anik worked for ESPN Radio, where he anchored SportsCenter updates and served as a fill-in host on Game Night.

[citation needed] In 2011, Dana White announced during a press conference that Jon Anik would be joining the UFC.

[9] He was the lead play-by-play announcer for some FX and FUEL TV fights with color commentator and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian.

On September 22, 2014, Anik was a guest on Ariel Helwani's MMA Hour and announced that he had signed a new, longer-term contract with UFC.

[11] Since Mike Goldberg's departure in 2017, Anik has assumed the role of the UFC's main play-by-play commentator for all pay-per-view events.