Friday, Jan 12, 2018
UFC Announces Hiring of Former Bellator Commentator, Jimmy Smith
Smith (left) and "King Mo" Lawal
By FCF Staff
Not long removed from the news that Bellator and Jimmy Smith have parted ways, the UFC has announced that the veteran commentator’s joined the promotion’s broadcast team.
Recently Smith confirmed that he was leaving Bellator, and that the split was amicable. On Friday, both the UFC and Smith tweeted out the statements below:
Welcome to the team, @JimmySmithMMA! https://t.co/qOJVHZogF8
— UFC (@ufc) January 12, 2018
Honored to be a part of the @ufc and getting to call the biggest fights in the world!! Can’t wait to get to know everyone there and show how hard I can work!!
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) January 12, 2018
posted by FCF Staff @ 1:13 pm
