The Anik & Florian Podcast

Ep. 351 – Fight week. Pay-per-view week. Before Anik hits the skies for Singapore, he and Ken-Flo offer up a full preview of UFC 275: Teixeira v. Prochazka, including picks from capper Brian Petrie. Plus, a new ‘Ray Longo Minute’ with the consensus star of the podcast, Raymond Longo. Also, a full recap of a card full of finishes at UFC Fight Night: Volkov v. Rozenstruik.    ON TODAY'S SHOW  (00:00...

Ep. 350 – In memory of those precious souls who lost their lives in the recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Anik and Florian come off a rare bye week to preview UFC Fight Night: Volkov v. Rozenstruik, including predictions from resident capper Brian Petrie. Plus, fresh off of the championship parade route, Ray Longo is back for his weekly ‘Ray Longo Minute’.   ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:00:00) - OPENING -...

Ep. 349 – It’s easy like Sunday morning with Ray Longo. The usual suspects are in the building to recap the latest UFC Fight Night headliner between light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic. Plus, ‘Big Gun’ Brian Petrie locks horns with Ken-Flo to handicap the second of two straight live events at the UFC Apex, as Holly Holm returns to the proving ground opposite Ketlen Vieira.  ON T...

Ep. 348 – Jon Anik, Kenny Florian, and Ray Longo look back at a wild UFC pay-per-view week in Phoenix, as Charles Oliveira continues his assault on the lightweight division. Plus, some thoughts on the PFL, whose winners included Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis and Kayla Harrison. Also, a preview and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz v. Rakic with MMA handicapper ‘Big Gun’ Brian Petrie.   ON TO...

Ep. 347 – Anik and Florian touch base to preview #UFC274:Oliveira v. Gaethje and get a bantamweight update with Ray Longo as they recap last weekend's resounding victory for Marlon "Chito" Vera and highlight a  number of standout performances from #UFCVegas53 ON TODAY'S SHOW  (00:00:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast  (00:01:38) - HEADLINES with @Jon_Anik &  @Kenny Florian  (00:27:42) - RAY L...

Ep. 346 – Anik and Florian recap UFC Fight Night: Lemos v. Andrade and offer their two cents on Clay Collard’s big win in the PFL. Plus, Ken-Flo and ‘Big Gun’ Brian Petrie give their picks for this weekend’s high-profile UFC bantamweight headliner between Rob Font and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. Also, SevereMMA/Sherdog’s Seán Sheehan makes his first AF appearance to lend his expertise on scoring in moder...

Ep. 345 – Anik and Florian look back at Belal Muhammad’s resounding win over Vicente Luque in their rematch from Las Vegas. Plus, a new ‘Ray Longo Minute’, Ken-Flo and ‘Big Gun’ Brian Petrie go head-to-head with their picks for UFC Fight Night: Lemos v. Andrade, and the guys are joined by UFC lightweight Claudio Puelles prior to his co-main event against Clay Guida this weekend.   ON TODAY'S SHOW ...

EP. 344: Ray Longo on Sterling v. Yan II, Anik and Florian Recap UFC 273, Luque v. Muhammad Preview - Jon Anik, Kenny Florian, and Ray Longo talk about Aljamain Sterling's redemption against Petr Yan at #UFC273 as well as a Fight-Of-The-Year candidate in Burns v. Chimaev, and another dominant win for Alexander Volkanovski. PLUS, picks and analysis for Luque v. Muhammad II on next weekend's UFC sho...

Ep. 343 – Anik and Florian preview the upcoming UFC 273 pay-per-view card, which goes down in Jacksonville, Florida on April 9th. Guests include UFC veteran James Krause and MMA handicapper/show regular Brian Petrie. Plus, it is fight week for Ray Longo as he gets Aljamain Sterling primed for the championship rematch with Petr Yan.   ON TODAY'S SHOW  (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast  (00...

Ep. 342 - Anik & Florian give their recap for UFC Columbus and talk about standout performances from Curtis Blaydes, Kai Kara-France, Alexa Grasso, Bryan Barberena, Matt Brown! Plus, Ray Longo breaks down the #UFColumbus card from his perspective and gives some insight into Aljamain Sterling's training camp for #UFC273 and a riveting story of a "run-in" with Petr Yan's manager. As an added bon...

Ep. 341 – Anik and Ken-Flo look back at the UFC’s return to London, England, which included a big win by Tom Aspinall in the main event. Plus, predictions for this weekend’s UFC live event in Columbus, Ohio, which features a heavyweight headliner between Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus. ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast - Anik's Car Crash (00:04:43) - HEADLINES: Jon Anik...

Ep. 340 – Anik and Florian look back at Magomed Ankalaev’s main-event triumph in Las Vegas. Plus, some thoughts on recent UFC fight announcements, including a proposed lightweight matchup between Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler. Also…a lookahead to the UFC’s return to London, England with resident MMA capper Brian Petrie and a new ‘Ray Longo Minute’. ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #Anik...

Ep. 339 - Jon Anik & Kenny Florian hop on early in the AM to recap the Covington v. Masvidal matchup that headlined UFC 272, as well as shining light on some of the standout performances from Bryce Mitchell, Rafael Dos Anjos and more. Plus, Ray Longo is back to talk about the arguable end of the in-octagon library before we spin it forward for UFC Vegas 50: Santos v. Ankalaev with Brian Petrie...

Ep. 338 – All hands on deck for a massive pay-per-view week, as Anik and Florian come correct with a full preview of UFC 272: Covington v. Masvidal, including handicapping from UFC veteran James Krause and Oddsshark.com’s Joe Osborne. Plus, a new ‘Ray Longo Minute’, as the fellas recap UFC Fight Night: Makhachev v. Green.  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:30) - OPENING - #AnikFl...

Ep. 337 – Anik and Florian look back at some of the highlights from UFC Fight Night: Walker v. Hill. Plus, thoughts on Bobby ‘King’ Green stepping into his first UFC main event this weekend on short notice versus Islam Makhachev. Also, we reveal the winner of the 2022 ‘Anik & Florian Podcast’ Intern Sweepstakes.  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:30) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianP...

Ep. 336 – Anik and Florian recap UFC 271: Adesanya v. Whittaker II and look ahead to this weekend’s light-heavyweight main event between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/KennyFlorian ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast (00:02:03) - HEADLINES: Jon Anik & Kenny Florian Recap UFC 271 (00:28:16) - RAY LONGO MINUTE + AL IAQUINTA (@RAYLONGO...

Ep. 335 – Anik and Florian look back at Sean Strickland’s main-event win over Jack Hermansson in Las Vegas. Plus, it is a pay-per-view week for the MMA leader so as such, the fellas have a full preview with predictions for UFC 271: Adesanya v. Whittaker II.  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast (00:03:03) - HEADLINES: Jon Anik & Kenny Florian...

Ep. 334 – Anik and Florian are joined by UFC welterweight contenders Vicente Luque and Max Griffin following some big recent fight announcements for both men. Plus, a new ‘Ray Longo Minute’ and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Hermansson v. Strickland. ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast (00:03:53) - 2022 AF PODCAST: INTERN SEARCH (00:26:16) - MAIN-EVENT CHALLENGE: Picks wit...

Ep. 333 – In the aftermath of UFC 270, Anik and Florian sit down to recap Francis Ngannou's huge win in the Main-Event as well as a slew of incredible performances from the card which delivered top-to-bottom. JA & KF also give their collective thoughts on a possible Figgy v. Moreno 4 before being joined by Ray Longo who unfortunately could not make the trip for Matt Frevola's massive win in An...

Ep. 332 – All hands on deck, as Anik and Florian get you primed for the UFC first’s pay-per-view offering of 2022, UFC 270: Ngannou v. Gane, coming up this weekend from Anaheim, California. James Krause and Oddsshark.com’s Joe Osborne give you their predictions for the two title fights. Plus, it’s fight week for Team Serra-Longo, as Ray Longo checks in for his weekly “Ray Longo Minute’ before head...

Ep. 331 - Anik and Florian reveal their best of 2021 in the 7th Annual Anik & Florian Podcast Awards (AFPAs). Plus, the 1st ‘Ray Longo Minute’ of 2022 and UFC veteran James Krause is back to make picks versus Ken-Flo for UFC Fight Night: Kattar v. Chikadze.  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast (00:03:00) - 7th Annual AFPA Awards (00:48:40) -...

Ep. 330 – For the final episode of 2021, Anik and Florian are joined by the founder and C.E.O. of the Institute of Human Performance, Juan Carlos Santana. Plus, some thoughts on others making news in the world of MMA and final details on our 2022 ‘Anik & Florian Podcast’ Internship Sweepstakes.  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING - #AnikFlorianPodcast - #UFCVegas...

Ep. 329 - Anik and Florian are joined by UFC welterweight contender Belal ‘Remember the Name’ Muhammad after his big win at UFC Fight Night: Lewis v. Daukaus. Plus, details on 7th Annual ‘The Anik & Florian Podcast’ Awards Show, which is coming up on Monday, January 10th, 2022. - “Grab NordVPN’s Cyber Month Deal! Go to https://nordvpn.com/afpod or use code 'AFPOD' to get up to 73% off your Nor...

Ep. 328 - Anik and Florian look back at UFC 269, as the fighters combine to produce one of the best cards of the year. Ray Longo joins the fellas to share his thoughts on Julianna Peña’s historic upset and Charles Oliveira’s mastery in defending his title for the first time. Plus, James Krause goes head-to-head with Ken-Flo to make picks for UFC Fight Night: Lewis v. Daukaus. - “Grab NordVPN’s Cyb...

Ep. 327 - Anik and Florian offer up their rave reviews for ‘The King of Rio’ Jose Aldo and several of the other big winners from a headline-filled UFC Fight Night in Vegas. Then, they turn and burn with James Krause and Oddsshark.com’s Joe Osborne to preview UFC 269: Oliveira v. Poirier, which beckons this weekend. Ray Longo, too!  https://bit.ly/OddsShark-UFC ON TODAY'S SHOW (00:01:00) - OPENING...