Longtime UFC broadcast host Karyn Bryantâs time with the promotion is supposedly over, as she announced on social media.
The UFCâs new broadcast partnership with Paramount+ is underway after years at FOX Sports and ESPN. While many elements of the UFCâs broadcasts will remain similar to how they worked before, one of the longest-tenured personalities in the promotionâs history wonât be a part of the mix.
Karyn Bryant, who began her MMA broadcasting career on the Elite XC team in 2008, joined the UFC staff in 2012. Bryant, a fixture of the UFCâs fight night coverage, announced this week that she appear at the UFC broadcast desk moving forward.
Karyn Bryant announces she wonât re-sign with UFC broadcast team after 14 years
In a recent video posted to X, Bryant said goodbye to UFC fans.
âI wanted to let you guys know that after 14 years, my time at the UFC desk is over, Iâm not moving forward with them in the Paramount era,â Bryant said.
âI had an incredible time over the last 14 years. Gotten to see and do some incredible things, I do want to thank the people I worked with who work so hard to put the shows on. I always want to thank the crew, gets there before we do and stay afterâŚThe thing Iâm going to miss the most is just BSing and shooting the crap with my fighters in the room beforehand, before we go on the airâŚ
âIâm not stopping,â Bryant continued. âItâs a bummer, I had such a great time, and I want to thank all of the fighters for their candor when they sat down with us at the desk, and as I said, I really did have a wonderful time. It was really something special!â
Bryant went on to hint that she plans on ârevisiting her rootsâ in Pop Culture after she began her career as a video journalist with MTV.
Well done KB. You did a fantastic job and were always knowledgeable of the sport.
Never a bad word I could utter about that woman.
Atâll do KB.
Atâll do indeed.
She was really good and not annoying like some.
Strange choice to replace her by that yellow-wearing black lady who has little to no UFC experience on the desk. Probably corporate politics.
Ill play in your sandbox KB.
No worries
I like her
She was good. Iâll miss her
Remember when that bozo rampage Jackson motor boatâd her. What an embarrassment lol
Always found her to be super attractive - def wood
iâm just glad we get to shoot the crap together here guys
Shes a nice lady
But girls are commentating because theyâre hot, sheâs had her time
Sheâs like 55 here
This is one of the only times an old black woman is/was the best person for the job. At least judging by the candidates we know of
I had no idea she was there for 14 years. That whole sports desk stuff they do is cringe and mostly skipped anyways
Thereâs that one younger blonde girl whoâs very good
She was great!
âGotten to see.â Itâs amazing how dumb successful people are nowadays.
This sucks. She was great. Itâs hard to find a good female commentator. Bad move by the folks in power.