{"id":243431,"date":"2017-06-30T14:40:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243431"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:20","slug":"ufc-signs-snoop-dogg-live-commentator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-signs-snoop-dogg-live-commentator\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC signs Snoop Dogg as live commentator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a rather unexpected move, the UFC has signed rap icon Snoop Dogg to a broadcasting deal as part of UFC President Dana White&#8217;s &#8220;Tuesday Night Contender Series&#8221; which will air on UFC Fight Pass every tuesday starting on July 11th. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/19777361\/snoop-dogg-urijah-faber-serve-alternate-commentary-team-dana-white-tuesday-night-contender-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> broke the story, which revealed that Snoop Dogg and Urijah Faber were going to be teaming up for a &#8216;secondary broadcasting team&#8217; which will be dubbed &#8220;SnoopCast&#8221;. The duo will give viewers a different option of commentary for those who don&#8217;t want to listen to traditional commentary, which will be provided by a team which has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Snoop-Dogg-1.png\" alt=\"Snoop Dogg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Snoop-Dogg-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Snoop-Dogg-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Snoop-Dogg-1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Snoop-Dogg-1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snoop released a statement on the situation, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m a big fan of UFC and [am] looking forward to joining the team to bring my unique take on all the action,&#8221; Snoop Dogg said. &#8220;Y&#8217;all in for a brand-new experience with Dogg on the mic.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dana White revealed that he too had been looking to work together with Snoop for quite some time before the commentary deal was worked out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Snoop and I have wanted to do something together for a long time,&#8221; UFC president Dana White said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a huge fight fan and wanted to call fights. This is a fun opportunity for fans to opt into SnoopCast and hear his take along with Urijah Faber on how the fights are going.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dana-White-4.png\" alt=\"Dana White\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dana-White-4.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dana-White-4-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dana-White-4-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Dana-White-4-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This of course comes on the heels of Snoop performing at the UFC Athlete&#8217;s Retreat several weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be tuning in to &#8216;SnoopCast&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/30\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rather unexpected move, the UFC has signed rap icon Snoop Dogg to a broadcasting deal as part of UFC President Dana White&#8217;s &#8220;Tuesday Night Contender Series&#8221; which will air on UFC Fight Pass every tuesday starting on July 11th. 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