VID LIVE NOW: JRE MMA Show #8 w/ Jimmy Smith
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Listened for a bit but will dl tomorrow. Has he brought up where he’s going and why?
No, but they seem to be implying it pretty heavily. A lot of Rogan mentioning that he tried to get the UFC to pick up Jimmy in the past and Jimmy saying that the time wasn't right back then.
Started the show by saying that he can't really about the future but did say why he's parting ways with Bellator.
There was an option for 2018 in his contract. Bellator told him that they weren't going to exercise the option. Wanted to change terms. They couldn't make it worthwhile.
And yeah... Rogan flat out said that he really hopes that something happens and Jimmy ends up in the UFC and said that he called Dana 4 years ago really trying to get Jimmy hired back then but the timing was off for Jimmy at that point.
Ps. In case you didn't know, you can rewind live streams on YouTube.
It’ll be nice to have a jre mma show that’s actually about mma for once.
I'm really loving this one. You can tell how much both of these guys really love MMA and what they do. It's also showing me just how fucking great of a knowledge of the sport that Jimmy has. I knew he knew his shit but this has been a little enlightening.
You can tell they really like one another as well. They'll work well together in the UFC.
I don't want them in the UFC.
I want them to just get together with a couple of other fighters or MMA nerds and do Fight Companions for all of the cool events, regardless of org. That would be dope as fuck.
That sux Smith was let go. I always look for fight companion podcasts to play when Rogan's not commentating. The commentary doesn't make a difference in the outcome of the fight but definitely makes a difference in the excitement level of the fight. It's actually a double edge sword cuz sometimes commentary could ruin the fight too but the higher-ups never know these things.
Did you listen to this yet? They actually talked about that very subject. They know that they can easily take away from the event if they fuck up and just want to add some insight and enthusiasm to make it better.
Think Rogan will ask any tough questions?
About as likely as Jeff passing a weed test after coming out of the studio tomorrow
Any time ive heard Novizkty on a ufc broadcast it sounds like they have just interupted him while he is eating his lunch or something , always comes off sounding dumb
It’s that arrogant, “I’m not that smart but let me comment on this” mentality......he plays dumb......
I remember him commenting on aldo’s “I won’t be tested” comment.....
Novitxky said “joe, I was really shocked at Jose saying that and I had a chat with him and I think we came to an understanding”.....just something maybe I read into too much but he plays the arrogant dumb guy well
I'm sure he'll lob some toughish questions out there that he knows Jeff won't answer.
It'd be nice to find out what the status is with a few fighters though. Bones, Rothwell, etc.
But most of the things that we will want to know are things that he probably can't tell us.
Bellator fucked up by letting him go.
The answer, after watching it live on YouTube, is no. It was was basically a promotional video or the UFC Performance Institute and, to a lesser degree, the UFC's relationship with USADA disguised as a JRE podcast. Joe only played devil's advocate once on the subject of weight cutting, and you could tell by the look on Novitzkty's face that he wasn't prepared to go off script, or so to speak. Novitzkty also seemed slightly peeved by Schaub nicknaming him the "The Golden Snitch".
Had a feeling that's how it would go. Thanks for saving me the time watching it.
I'm gong to listen to this podcast tomorrow.
Was Novitzkty brought in by the UFC to give the illusion they are cracking down on PEDS in MMA? Also do you think the UFC is bringing in fighters to their UFC Performance Institute to supply these fighters with in house "supplements" with Novitzkty the one looking over the program...
UFC housing fighters at their own facility could help them try and manufacture future stars -- giving their prospects an advantage with cutting edge supplements.
thoughts?
lol not yet, but I'm suspecting a similar situation.I think you've seen the doc Icarus
