Jon Anik will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC Fight Night 253. He’ll command play-by-play and be joined in the booth by retired former former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who gets his first assignment since hanging up the gloves in a rare two-man booth.

Kape is perhaps the best athlete in the Flyweight division, with striking his strong suit and takedowns what he is looking to avoid. Kape defends takedowns at a 77 percent clip, the eighth-best figure in UFC history, while Almabayev will certainly attempt to push the pace with his cardio and tire out his opponent.