Jimmy Smith made his long-awaited Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentary debut at UFC 221 on Feb. 21, 2018 in Perth, Australia, after making the jump over from Bellator MMA. Now, Smith will work side-by-side with perhaps the best in the business, as he will team up with Joe Rogan for the first time ever at the upcoming UFC 223 pay-per-view (PPV) event on April 7 in Brooklyn, New York.
Jimmy took to social media to reveal his plans of showing the combat sports world that he and Rogan are in fact two different people.
Now it’s official!! Your color commentary team for UFC 223 BRUH!!! @joerogan @Jon_Anik #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/koWZRSFMol
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) March 20, 2018
Rounding out the trio will be Jon Anik, since Daniel Cormier will be busy cheering on his teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov as he tries to rip the UFC lightweight title away from Tony Ferguson in the headlining bout.
In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas will defend her title against former division champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a women’s strawweight championship rematch.
Smith, who previously worked for Bellator for the majority of his combat sports career, signed with UFC this past January just six months after Mike Goldberg — Rogan’s former co-pilot — inked a deal with the Viacom-owned promotion.
Is this the dream team Dana White promised us?