Joe Rogan, Jimmy Smith, Jon Anik officially announced as UFC 223 commentary team

The broadcast crew is set for UFC 223, and it includes the dream team we all expected.

As was previously reported, UFC 223 will feature the commentary debut of a three-man booth featuring longtime UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan, recent signee Jimmy Smith and play-by-play staple Jon Anik. FOX officials made it official with an announcement today.

Rogan is partly responsible for Smith joining the UFC broadcast team, and now the longtime friends will have an opportunity to work together for the first time.

UFC 223 takes place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Megan Olivi will have on-site interviews throughout the broadcasts.

The FOX Sports desk in the Los Angeles studio will consist of former UFC champions Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans joining host Karyn Bryant.

UFC welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio and Victor Davila will call the action in Spanish on FOX Deportes.

In the UFC 223 headliner, featherweight champion Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) for the undisputed lightweight title, a booking that was made on just six days’ notice following Tony Ferguson’s withdrawal because of injury. And in the co-main event, women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (7-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) defends her title in a rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who she defeated five months ago to win the belt.

FS2 airs the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday at 6 p.m. ET. A UFC 223 pre-show airs Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on FS1, which will also air a post-event show following the event.

For more on UFC 223, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.