Jimmy Smith will return to Bellator MMA as a commentator for the primary time since 2017 in keeping with a report from MMA Combating.
Simply weeks after saying his departure from Bellator MMA that yr, Smith discovered a house with the UFC the place he served as coloration commentator.
As soon as a former skilled blended martial artist himself, Smith is recognizable voice for MMA followers, even incomes as accolades as he transitioned to commentary for skilled wrestling.
Now with Bellator beneath possession of PFL MMA, Smith will deal with European reveals starting June 22 in Dublin, Eire.
“I received a cellphone name,” Smith informed MMA Combating of how the reunion got here collectively. “‘Hey, do you wish to come do some reveals for us?’ I went, ‘Certain, yeah, nice, no drawback.’ Individuals have this concept that I rekindled issues, it’s not like I haven’t seen Scott Coker since then. It’s not like I haven’t been in contact with Bellator individuals since then. I known as the administrators and producers, we’re pals. So from time to time I’ll catch up, ‘How’s it going?’ It’s not like there was some titanic, horrible burned bridges incident that we needed to overcome. It was nothing like that in any respect. It was merely, ‘Hey, would you want to return do some reveals for us?’ I mentioned, ‘Yeah, certain, I’d like to.’
“It was a shock a bit bit, however not that a lot. It wasn’t like as soon as once more that we had some type of blow up or something like that. It had simply been a very long time since I labored for them.”
When requested about if he might ultimately work PFL reveals, Smith dismissed it right now.
“Proper now it’s Bellator,” Smith mentioned. “They mentioned, ‘Go abroad, do some Bellator reveals over in Europe for us,’ which is nice. That sounds completely improbable. PFL has an enormous squad of commentators. I’m not saying I couldn’t slot in or do stuff for PFL. It might be no drawback in any respect. They’ve their guys, it’s type of a packed home there.
“I believe they’re attempting to determine how the Bellator model’s going to be separate. If it’s going to be separate, the way it works, and I do know these fighters backwards and forwards. Loads of them have been there once I was there years in the past. Proper now it’s solely Bellator and it’s some reveals abroad earlier than the top of the yr. That’s the deal.”