Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , Videos When veteran commentator Mauro Ranallo put on a headset and called the action at Rizin FF 5, it wasn’t because he longed to return to Japanese MMA. In fact, Ranallo’s exit in 2006 from the now-defunct PRIDE FC was followed by an expose of behind-the-scenes mistreatment penned by his broadcast partner, Bas Rutten. Ranallo largely kept quiet about the man who soured his time overseas, an impressive task for a man who can shred microphones with one scream. But over the years, he made it clear who he held responsible for his departure: Jerry Millen, a former PRIDE executive who resurfaced as a senior vice president for the new Japanese MMA promotion Rizin FF. When former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko announced his return to Japan for Rizin FF, Ranallo posted, “Too bad the worst person I have ever encountered in MMA is in the cage ! #YouKnowWhoIMean (via Twitter ): Too bad the worst person I have ever encountered in MMA is in the cage ! #YouKnowWhoIMean — Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) September 20, 2015 When a fan got wistful about his connection to Japanese MMA during a Rizin FF event, he wrote, “No thanks! PRIDE FC > Rizin. Plus biggest loser I have ever come across in my life is involved” (via Twitter ): No thanks! PRIDE FC > Rizin.
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Mauro Ranallo’s only condition for going back to Japan for Rizin FF? No Jerry Millen – MMA Junkie