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Jimmy Smith details the benefits of signing with WWE over the UFC: “Vince McMahon can give you all the opportunity in the world”
Jimmy Smith has explained the pros of signing for WWE ahead of UFC as his commentary career continues to flourish. Ever since hanging up his mixed martial arts gloves, Jimmy Smith has enjoyed a great run as a broadcaster. He spent many years as one of the voices of Bellator before finally making his long-awaited […]
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Former UFC commentator Jimmy Smith lands new radio show, Joe Rogan to serve as first guest
Former UFC and Bellator commentator Jimmy Smith has landed a new satellite radio show, and long-time UFC commentator Joe Rogan will be his first guest. MMA on Sirius XM announced Smith’s new radio show, titled Unlocking the Cage, on Twitter earlier this week. 🚨BIG SXM FIGHT NATION ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 YOU ASKED FOR HIM, AND YOU GOT […]
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Jimmy Smith criticizes John McCarthy for MVP vs. Anderson Silva comparisons
Long-time MMA analyst Jimmy Smith criticized Bellator commentator Big John McCarthy for his recent comparison between Michael Page and Anderson Silva. McCarthy has come under scrutiny for his recent comments comparing the early careers of the two. Many fans believe that Bellator has given Page a mostly easy road so far, but McCarthy said that […]
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Jimmy Smith explains why he turned down offer from ONE Championship
After his UFC contract expired, popular cage-side commentator Jimmy Smith was offered a gig with Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship. In the end, however, he accepted a job with North American promotion Invicta Fighting Championship instead. Jimmy Smith explained why he made this decision in a recent post to his YouTube channel. Apparently, ONE […]
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Invicta FC announces one-night tournaments with the Phoenix Rising Series, Jimmy Smith to commentate
Invicta FC is getting back to the roots of MMA as over this past weekend they announced that they’ll be putting on a one-night strawweight tournament as part of their new Phoenix Rising Series. In addition to that news, longtime top MMA commentator for Bellator and UFC, Jimmy Smith will be on duty for the […]
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Jimmy Smith has an interesting theory about why so many UFC fighters are getting commentary jobs
Jimmy Smith served as a UFC commentator for the duration of 2018, but in 2019, the promotion decided not to renew his contract. Instead, he explained on The MMA Hour, they’re planning on hiring more fighters as commentators. “Very simply it was, ‘you’re great, fantastic, we love everything you did but we’re going with UFC fighters […]
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Commentator Jimmy Smith announces departure from UFC
Jimmy Smith is no longer a commentator for the UFC. Speaking on Twitter on the first day of the New Year, the broadcast talent announced that he is not being re-signed by the promotion. Now that the New Year has arrived I’m afraid I have to announce that the UFC has declined to re-sign me […]
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Jimmy Smith suggests inventive punishments for failure to make weight
Over the last few weeks, there’s been a scourge of fighters missing weight for high-profile UFC bouts, from Mackenzie Dern, to Darren Till, to Yoel Romero. According to UFC color commentator Jimmy Smith, the solution to this recurring problem is probably tougher punishments for those who miss their marks. Smith offered up his proposed solution […]
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VIDEO | Jimmy Smith Not Sold on Conor McGregor’s Willingness to Save UFC 222
“The idea that someone as big as Conor McGregor, with as much to lose and would take a fight against Frankie Edgar on short notice, is unlikely. I mean, you want to pimp him coming back for as many months as you possibly could and he knows that, the idea that, ‘oh I was willing […]
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Jimmy Smith Breaks Down This Weekend’s Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold Matchup
If you’re a fan of Bellator, then you know exactly who Jimmy Smith is. Many have called him “Bellator’s Joe Rogan”, but they can’t call him that anymore! Bellator’s longtime color commentator, Smith recently parted ways with the organization that he was the voice of. He now finds himself with yep…you guessed it, the UFC. […]
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Jimmy Smith announces first color commentary gig for the UFC
Earlier this month, we learned that long-time Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith had signed with the UFC. Smith made his debut with the promotion during UFC 220 last weekend, working the broadcast desk on Fs1. Now, he’s announced that he’ll return to his bread and butter – commentating on live fights – at UFC 221 […]
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BREAKING | Former Bellator Commentator Jimmy Smith Hired by the UFC
At the end of December, fans were shocked that Jimmy Smith and long-time employer Bellator parted ways. Although, the silver lining quickly showed itself on Monday when Smith said he’d know about his next job within the week. Sure enough, the news was released today as per an official UFC press release. Jimmy Smith just […]
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Former Bellator commentator Jimmy Smith expects to have new home “within the week”
Earlier this month, we learned that respected MMA commentator Jimmy Smith had left his long-time home of Bellator. From there, buzz immediately began to surface about his possible move to the UFC. UFC commentator Joe Rogan even sang Smith’s praises, encouraging the promotion to pick him up. “You f**ked up, Bellator,” Rogan said on his […]
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Broadcaster Jimmy Smith tells Joe Rogan why he left Bellator
Last week, the MMA world was hit with the news that Bellator MMA had parted ways with long-time color commentator Jimmy Smith. Given that Smith is a bottomless pit of MMA knowledge with charisma to boot, this news came as a definite surprise. Apparently, however, the broadcaster’s departure from Bellator was quite amicable. Jimmy Smith […]