Rocko604
Sports will break your heart.
Not sure how to feel about Big John in the booth. He did some work with the Fight Network back in the day but wasn't anything special in that role. I don't think he was bad either though and he probably knows the rules as well as anyone else out there. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.
It sounds like Jimmy Smith going to the UFC is all but official as well. They already have a bunch of good guys like Rogan, DC, Cruz, and Felder so I'm not sure exactly where he'll fit. Rogan only does the NA PPVs now so maybe they'll add Smith to the other shows and we'll see a lot more three man booths going forward.
Big John interviews very well. I remember him being interviewed after the Mousasi/Weidman fallout and the way he explained everything was crystal clear and easy to understand. So, he's well spoken, can that translate to doing colour commentary? I hope so, but we'll see.
UFC landing Smith would be a great move. Sad that everyone accuses him of being a Rogan knock off even though he was bald before Rogan and was doing MMA colour before he went to Bellator, but I digress. I expect he'll be used for the main Fox cards, and eventually take over the PPV role when Rogan leaves. I REALLY hope they get rid of the 3 man booth all together, though. At the very least I want DC gone. He's a great analyst, can't stand him doing colour. Felder and Cruz are much better.