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REPORT: ON-AIR TALENT SET FOR UFC 259, JOE ROGAN BACK IN COMMENTARY BOOTH

By David Tees on 3/3/2021 5:53 AM

UFC 259 takes place this weekend and it is headlined by a trilogy of title fights as Jan Blachowicz defends the light heavyweight gold against Israel Adesanya, Amanda Nunes defends the women’s featherweight title against Megan Anderson and Petr Yan defends the bantamweight strap against Aljamain Sterling. 

MMA Junkie has reported the on-air talents scheduled to be a part of the broadcast, with Michael Eaves, Chael Sonnen and Paul Felder being the desk analysts for the show.

Megan Olivi is going to be handling the pre-fight and post-fight interviews, while Bruce Buffer will handle the Octagon announcing duties. 

The three man commentary booth for the event will consist of Joe Rogan, Jon Anik and former two division UFC champion Daniel Cormier.

UFC 259 takes place on Saturday, March 6 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.