News Jimmy Smith was fired because he never fought for the UFC

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Corporate Politics is some cold shit.

Don’t know how to feel about this




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[VinceArch]

Well Rogan never competed in MMA before. What the fuck is this shit??

 

[Handsupkid]

Let me tell you how to feel : WGAF?

They want to throw their old used up CTE'd fighters a bone so they can point to them whenever they (the UFC) get fairly criticized for throwing their retired athletes into the bin and abandoning them.

 

[Schaub]

Neither has Anik. Smith was better than Dom too

 

[Deleted member 585708]

It sucks for Jimmy for sure, no question about it.

But there has to be a place for retired UFC fighters to continue plying their trade that isn't just coaching.

Keeping fighters as analysts and commentators is a good idea, and I support it.

The sport needs more pathways not fewer, but it's a shame for career pros like Jimmy.

 

[RonMachineGunJhun]

Well Rogan never competed in MMA before. What the fuck is this shit??

Rogan is to dangerous to compete

 

[jjresq]

It was cheaper to have the ex-fighters do it

 

[kiley_sean]

Well Rogan never competed in MMA before. What the fuck is this shit??

True, but Roe Jogan's manlet personality added value to the Org early on. Helluva upgrade over Jim Brown and that Super Foot guy
Jimmy Smith is just milk toast personality.

 

[flowoftruth]

what about anik , rogan, fitzgerald, gooden

 

[Hardcore MMA]

What’s Jimmy doing these days? Is he commentating anywhere? Last I heard from him he had his own YouTube channel which seemed like a bust.

 

[RonMachineGunJhun]

It was cheaper to have the ex-fighters do it

Yea they are used to getting paid garbage

 

[Reign009]

They knew that before they hired him, lol.

 

[RonMachineGunJhun]

I wish they would bring in Bas for an event. Like a guest spot on fight week PPV for one fight. Do more things like that. Just every now and then.

 

[BigDanStudd]

To be honest I like the direction they went with hiring more ex-fighters to do commentary. Anik has the anchor/play-by-play position secured, so what did we need Jimmy Smith for? Don't get me wrong, I really like Smith and it's a shame he had to stoop to WWE to make a living, but they didn't need him.

And he wasn't "fired". There's a big difference in being fired and not being renewed.

 

[Haj01]

Anik was the atomweight champion.

 

[Schaub]

It was cheaper to have the ex-fighters do it

"You did an awesome job! So what you're a black belt in Jiu Jitsu . ? Gettin' an awesome submission there..... I wanna tell me, What you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight...what you saw......in the ring. Seraldo Babalu, the best light heavyweight... of the night."

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

I must have missed when Anik was a Regional MMA champ.

 

[VinceArch]

Rogan is to dangerous to compete

 

[VinceArch]

Jimmy Smith > Joe Rogan ANY day.

 

[Black Paladin]

Well Rogan never competed in MMA before. What the fuck is this shit??

"That's different."--Red in "Friday" and UFC front office