“Each these fighters have handled custody battles involving their youngsters.” — Jon Anik
These had been the notorious 11 phrases uttered by UFC commentator Jon Anik throughout a combat between Andre Ewell and Chris Gutierrez in an empty UFC APEX in February 2021. The clip has since gone viral and is extensively thought to be probably the most stunning feedback Anik has ever made on a reside broadcast.
Andre Ewell Talks About Jon Anik
Throughout an interview I performed with Andre Ewell, he shared his perspective on that notorious second.
“It simply sucked as a result of I really feel if it was not within the pandemic, you realize the entire 9, and it was in entrance of a giant viewers, I don’t suppose anyone would actually be tripping as a result of it received useless silent.”
With no followers in attendance because of COVID-19 restrictions, each fighters had been in a position to hear Anik’s remark in the course of the combat. Regardless of the controversy, Ewell says he nonetheless has nothing however respect for the longtime UFC commentator.
“Jon cared. It wasn’t a kind of moments the place he didn’t care. It was coming from a form coronary heart when he stated that, and Jon’s cool as hell. So it got here from a form coronary heart and, on the similar time, he was within the second. I feel he ended up catching on to it later. I instructed him, ‘Oh no, it was cool.’ However that’s simply my opinion on the scenario.”
As of 2026, Andre Ewell nonetheless doesn’t have custody of his oldest son, Leo. He instructed me that his ongoing combat to see his son has turn out to be one among his greatest sources of motivation. Ewell additionally has a 6-year-old son, June, whom he’s elevating alongside his longtime associate, Anna.
His opponent that evening, Chris Gutierrez, didn’t share the identical emotions. In a since-deleted tweet, Gutierrez criticized Anik, saying the remark was far too private to be shared on a nationwide broadcast.
andre ewell getting ready to Struggle daniel lacerda at Karate fight:
Now, Andre Ewell is getting ready for his return to the pit at Karate Fight 62 on Friday, the place he’ll face fellow UFC veteran Daniel Lacerda in a 145-pound bout. Ewell has competed for Karate Fight since 2024 and expects an action-packed combat.
Talking about Lacerda, Ewell stated:
“I do know he’s thrilling. I imagine he comes from [Charles] Oliveira’s camp and, on the similar time, he places on a present. And the very best half about that’s that he’s combating somebody who likes to placed on a present. I’m the present. The efficiency maker. True entertainer, you realize, received me feeling like I’m in WWF again within the heyday. I really feel like Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. One of the best there’s, the very best there was, the very best there ever will probably be. That’s me.”
Ewell competed within the UFC from 2018 to 2021, compiling a 4-5 document with notable victories over former champion Renan Barao and Jonathan Martinez. He most just lately competed for Karate Fight on Might 2, when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Shahzaib Rind.
Lacerda fought within the UFC from 2021 to 2024, posting a document of 0-5 with one no contest. Though he by no means earned a victory contained in the Octagon, he acquired Struggle of the Evening honors for his 2023 bout towards CJ Vergara. This will probably be Lacerda’s second combat in simply 15 days after “Miojo” picked up a second-round submission victory at Tuff-N-Uff 155 earlier this month.
Each Ewell and Lacerda are identified for his or her aggressive, offense-first kinds, usually inserting leisure forward of protection. That mixture has all of the components for a memorable combat.
Followers can watch Karate Fight 62 reside on the promotion’s YouTube channel. The occasion begins Friday, July 24, at 7 p.m.
I’d prefer to thank Andre Ewell for taking the time to talk with me, talk about some troublesome private matters, and supply perception into his upcoming combat. Take a look at the complete unique interview on LowKickMMA Youtube right here:
