Brendan Fitzgerald

At a glance

• Play-by-play voice of UFC Fight Night cards
• Called UFC Fight Night 266 in February 2026
• Led the analyst desk for UFC Freedom 250 in June 2026

Overview

Brendan Fitzgerald is a play-by-play commentator for the UFC. His job is to call the action live, the strikes, the positions, and the time left in the round, while his color commentators handle the analysis. He works UFC Fight Night cards, which stream in the U.S. on Paramount+.

He has also produced commentary for select UFC broadcasts and is a regular in the booth. On his YouTube channel, @BrendanFitzTV, he takes fans into the broadcast booth and shares what he sees from his seat. In the booth he usually works next to former fighters turned analysts, such as Paul Felder, or a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt like Laura Sanko, and he builds his call around their expertise.

What you'll find

UFC Fight Night cards are his main beat. In February 2026 he led the broadcast from cageside at UFC Fight Night 266, with Paul Felder and Laura Sanko as color commentators. That night Megan Olivi hosted the desk, with Robert Whittaker, Anthony Smith, and Michael Chiesa as analysts, McKenzie Pavacich as roving reporter, and Joe Martinez as Octagon announcer. Prelims started at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET.

In June 2026, for UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, he led a four-person analyst desk. The booth featured Jon Anik on play-by-play, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier as analysts, Bruce Buffer as Octagon announcer, and Megan Olivi handling backstage interviews.

Why follow

Play-by-play sets the pace of a broadcast. Fitzgerald is the voice you hear on many Fight Night cards, the events where rankings take shape and prospects earn their spot. His angle is information: he tells you what is happening and leaves the breakdown to his partners.

The UFC trusted him to lead the desk for an event as high-profile as UFC Freedom 250. He is part of the broadcast team the promotion puts on its biggest nights, next to Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier.

MMA Official's take

Brendan Fitzgerald is a fit for fans who watch UFC Fight Night cards from the first prelim to the main event. If you follow the UFC on Paramount+ in the U.S., you are already hearing him on many of those cards.

Start with UFC Fight Night 266 from February 2026, with Paul Felder and Laura Sanko in the booth, and notice how he makes room for their analysis during exchanges. Then watch his desk work from UFC Freedom 250, where he runs the discussion between analysts before and after the fights.