what was the dispute between Mauro and Pride???

big_juge · #1 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 12:22 AM

Mauro Ranallo is a great commentator that knows his stuff, was it money????

gggg · #2 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:18 AM

He stated in a interview before that he loved working with the japanese pride officials but he had differences with the pride american boss.

big_juge · #3 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gggg

He stated in a interview before that he loved working with the japanese pride officials but he had differences with the pride american boss.

Who's the American Boss?

gggg · #4 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by big_juge

Who's the American Boss?

american producer jerry millen

gggg · #5 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:28 AM

“I felt it was an untenable environment to work in. It was commonly known since day one that I’ve had difficulties with the American producer, Jerry Millen,” said Ranallo today.

With the re-organization of PRIDE’s Los Angeles offices in the coming weeks, Ranallo felt it was time for him to explore other options.

“Apart from Millen, I loved working with all of my colleagues at PRIDE, especially the Japanese staff,” says Ranallo. “They treated me very well, but I think my future as a broadcaster lies elsewhere.”

Millen was initially unavailable for comment. A representative for PRIDE's U. S. office refrained from making comment.

Ranallo would not comment on his next move, but said he is already in negotiations with at least two other “major MMA promotions” for a commentary position.

Living in Toronto, Ranallo is the on-air voice and personality for The Fight Network, North America’s only 24-hour combat sports channel, as well as the anchorman for their Fight Zone news program coming in 2007.

Rockx · #6 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:29 AM

The guy on the left here, you may have seen him at the Pride events looking stupid: Figure head...

big_juge · #7 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gggg

american producer jerry millen

Oh ok, so he has as much power with what goes on in Japan as Sakakibara??

gggg · #8 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:32 AM

seems like they lost bas also because of the american boss , too bad.

Bas Rutten posted on his official website that he has left PRIDE FC after five years as color commentator.

Frank Trigg will pair up with Mauro Ranallo for future PRIDE FC events.

Here is the official statement from Bas Rutten:

I quit Pride! I know, quite a shocker he?

Why would people say, it’s a dream job! You are absolutely right, it IS a dream job, and the Company is great, they have unbelievable fighters and unbelievable shows!

Of course this is not without a good reason, and just to make sure that there are NO misunderstandings, I am going to tell you a little bit of what happened. (Pay attention to the “little bit part”) If I don’t do this, people start speculating and rumors will get started and this way you hear it straight from me and not some gossip that people are going to make up.

First of all, I deal with people here in the States that work for Pride, so it’s NOT the fault of the people that work for Pride in Japan. The people in Japan are great people and the President Mr. Sakikabara is a very nice person and he and his staff has always been very good to me.

I came to the States to try to become an actor so I asked them if I could only do the Pride shows for next year, no more Bushido shows, because I already had said “NO” to three movies, all leads, and the reason for that was that I had to go to Japan all the time.

So I asked to do only the Pride shows and because the company grew so much, PLUS I really think that I did a good job and a lot of good work for Pride, I thought it was time for me, after 6 years of working for them, to ask for a raise. Well, here we go, the “very short version” out of respect that I have for the Company. The negotiations started, going back and forward, saying this, saying that, you know, the usual negotiations drills, and it resulted in me finding out that Frank Trigg is co-hosting the next “Pride FSN show”.

Wow!! Now NOT telling me that this was going to happen after everything that I did for them in the last 6 years?? That was something just unbelievable and that was right away the motivation behind my decision to quit. (Of course this is not the only reason, that’s why I said the “little bit”) If they would have at least called or emailed me to inform me that Frank was going to do it, I would have been OK with that, because there are many reasons that they can come up with for that. But doing this behind my back, I mean, don’t these same people here call me “The face of Pride?” No thank you! This is just NOT the way you tread people and trust me, surely not me!

That’s it! It’s also not a thing that I can turn back because once I know that people don’t respect me for what I do for them, it’s irreversible. That’s just my character and I can’t change that, I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror anymore if I did stay with them and still have to work with the people here in the US who don’t respect me.

I feel VERY bad about all this and I am sure that I am going to miss this job tremendously, the fighters, their trainers and friends, the staff in Japan, the friends that I made over there and of course the wonderful reactions from you guys that I always received!!

Understand that I won’t go into details (this is for the people who want to interview me, this is it, I won’t say anything more). First of all because I am not that kind of person and second, because I had a great and outstanding 6 years with Pride and like I said before, Mr. Sakikabara and the Japanese staff always have been treating me with respect and have been very good to me.

I wish Frank Trigg all the best of luck and I hope that he will do a great job! Together with the one and only Mauro Ranallo, who’s the best play-by-play guy in the business I truly believe, it should be no problem!

No worry though, because I am pretty sure that “El Guapo” is not out of the picture and will “pop up” somewhere else, because this is in my blood and you simply can’t get that out just like that!

The one thing that’s good about it, this will be the first time in 6 years that I am home with New Years Eve with my family and I love that!

Happy Holidays everybody, and I really hope that you understand my decision.

Best wishes,

Bas Rutten

big_juge · #9 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockx

The guy on the left here, you may have seen him at the Pride events looking stupid: Figure head...

oh ok, I think I've seen him once on the Mirko punked Mauro clip???? I think that was him ribbing Mauro the wrong way, and being sarcastic with him.

NinjaShogunRua · #10 (**permalink**) 02-12-2007, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by big_juge

Oh ok, so he has as much power with what goes on in Japan as Sakakibara??

No he's just a producer for PRIDE USA, he's not even PRIDE USA president or anything. He has nothing to do with what goes on in Japan. He hires all the commentators for the US PPVs and stuff. He's the one that fired Quadros, and he's the reason that Bas and Mauro left.