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RUMOR: Jon Anik holds 7th degree black belt under Helio Gracie?

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You wouldn’t know it based on his commentary of fights, but we just received wind from a reliable source that Jon Anik is actually a master practitioner of martial arts. We didn’t believe it at first, either, but then this image surfaced of Jon rolling with Helio Gracie, the most revered figure in Brazilian Jiujitsu, and one of the co-founders of the art. Helio sadly passed away in 2009, but not before promoting his final student and prodigy, Jon Anik, to a rank of 7th degree black belt. This isn’t the highest rank, but Anik still has a few more years of practice before he makes it to a black and red belt.




Why was this a secret…?

We’re not really sure why this was kept a secret for years, but apparently even those close to Jon Anik didn’t know about his incredible BJJ skills. This goes beyond just simple humility, because one would have to really go out of their way to keep this a secret.

We’ve reached out to Mr. Anik for a comment, and to confirm or deny whether this picture is legitimate. Our forensic image examiners were unable to say for certain whether it’s real or a fake, so we’ll have to take Jon Anik’s word for it.


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