Jon Anik heaps praise on surging featherweight Chepe Mariscal following UFC Vegas 95
UFC play-by-play ace Jon Anik heaped praise on rising featherweight Chepe Mariscal following UFC Vegas 95.
Mariscal shared the Octagon with Damon Jackson this past Saturday night. The two did battle inside the UFC Apex. Chepe failed to make weight for the fight, but he ended up scoring a unanimous decision victory to improve his winning streak to seven.
Chepe’s stretch of wins has grabbed the attention of Anik.
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Jon Anik Lauds “Must-See” Chepe Mariscal Following UFC Vegas 95
Jon Anik took to X to respond to a post from the host of the “MMA Takes Podcast.”
“Chepe is going to be a mother f*cker for the rest of these 45’s,” Brian Petrie said. “That pace. The scrambling. Man. Nightmare matchup. I wanted a finish from him and I felt like he had it a few times. Some mistakes but what a dog in there. Kids nasty.
Shout out Frank Buenafuente!”
The voice of UFC’s broadcast team agreed that Chepe Mariscal is going to be a problem at 145 pounds.
Bro 100%. So well coached and coachable, too. They did a great job in the corner and seemingly he did everything they asked him to do. Scrambles were sick. Guy fights urgently and offensively at all times. Must-see TV that Mariscal… https://t.co/7KQ0S9ZSrW
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) August 11, 2024
“Bro 100%. So well coached and coachable, too. They did a great job in the corner and seemingly he did everything they asked him to do. Scrambles were sick. Guy fights urgently and offensively at all times. Must-see TV that Mariscal…”
Mariscal hasn’t lost a fight since 2020 against Sean Soriano under the CFFC banner. Since that fight, “Machine Gun” has gone 7-0 with four finishes.
If Mariscal can avoid weight cutting mishaps in the future and stays the course with his performances inside the Octagon, he’ll likely be in for some big fights down the line. Time will tell if he has what it takes to rack up wins against a higher level of competition at featherweight, but he’s on the right track as it stands now.
