Jon Anik - trash talks and Quotes
Jon Anik's Statements About Other Fighters
“I would not take the field, I would take Max Holloway [to get the fight]. I just think it makes so much sense, given what their first fight held in 2013, given what they've accomplished at this point in time... I just think Conor and Max Holloway is about as big a fight as you can make for Conor.”
– via MMA Junkie (joining "The Bohnfire" with Mike Bohn), providing a "brutally honest" assessment of why a rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway is the premier choice for the Irishman’s return
“I think it is too harsh, and when you look at all of the different rumours and rumblings and things that transpired when it came to June 14th, and then a hand injury into the conversation and Ramadan, all these different factors, I think we should be giving the P4P king the benefit of the doubt.”
– via The Bohnfire with Mike Bohn, defending Islam Makhachev against accusations that he is intentionally delaying his first welterweight title defense.
“I absolutely love Paddy Pimblett. Now, Justin Gaethje and I go a little bit further back... but Paddy Pimblett, he is a master orator, right? I get paid to talk; he's a better talker than me, right? Conor McGregor is the guy that, I think, all talkers will be judged by. You can ask Paddy Pimblett any question, and you're getting an authentic, thoughtful, and comedic response that is magnetic and dynamic. I'm all about the guy. I don't want to hear anything about his candidacy here. He's 7—0 in the UFC and 3/1 favorite to beat Justin... The kid's done everything in the right way”
– via Spinning Back Fist MMA , defending the legitimacy of the UFC 324 main event and praising the rising stardom of Paddy Pimblett.
“That fight does nothing for me. But that matchup [Conor vs. Chandler] to me, it's not a bout of consequence for me in the lightweight division. They'll probably fight at f**king 170. I just would rather see Conor fight Nate Diaz or Mauricio Ruffy or, I don't know, somebody else.”
– via JAXXON PODCAST, getting honest about the lack of divisional stakes for the rumored Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler headliner.
“That fight does nothing for me. But that matchup [Conor vs. Chandler] to me, it's not a bout of consequence for me in the lightweight division. They'll probably fight at f**king 170. I just would rather see Conor fight Nate Diaz or Mauricio Ruffy or, I don't know, somebody else.”
– via JAXXON PODCAST, getting honest about the lack of divisional stakes for the rumored Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler headliner.
“Y'all must've forgot. We all must've forgot... I'm glad that he's [Makhachev] not making the weight cut. This man should be celebrated. We talk about Merab Dvalishvili being on a trajectory to be the greatest male mixed martial artist of all time, and he’s very much on a trajectory to unseat Georges St Pierre and anybody else you want to mention. So is Islam Makhachev. You saw how comfortable he was at 170 [pounds]? Now he's saying he could wrestle for 50 minutes?”
– reacts to Islam Makhachev's dominant win at UFC 322
“Y'all must've forgot. We all must've forgot... I'm glad that he's [Makhachev] not making the weight cut. This man should be celebrated. We talk about Merab Dvalishvili being on a trajectory to be the greatest male mixed martial artist of all time, and he’s very much on a trajectory to unseat Georges St Pierre and anybody else you want to mention. So is Islam Makhachev. You saw how comfortable he was at 170 [pounds]? Now he's saying he could wrestle for 50 minutes?”
– reacts to Islam Makhachev's dominant win at UFC 322