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Mauro Ranallo reflects on PRIDE prank: 'I was honored to be punked by Mirko Cro Cop'

It happened over 12 years ago, but Ranallo still gets asked about the time Bas Rutten and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic got one over on him during a backstage interview while working for PRIDE.

Legendary combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo will be teaming up with his old friend and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hall of famer, Bas Rutten, when he makes his debut on "Inside MMA" later tonight (March 25, 2016).

Ranallo, 46, currently has a weekly podcast with "El Guapo" called "Rutten and Ranallo," and the two began working together for PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan back in 2003.