{"id":43598,"date":"2017-06-13T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43598"},"modified":"2017-06-13T13:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:37:13","slug":"breaking-former-wwe-announcer-mauro-ranallo-former-ufc-announcer-mike-goldberg-signed-bellator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/06\/13\/breaking-former-wwe-announcer-mauro-ranallo-former-ufc-announcer-mike-goldberg-signed-bellator\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former WWE announcer Mauro Ranallo and former UFC announcer Mike Goldberg both signed by Bellator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2499075561\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former WWE Smackdown announcer Mauro Ranallo and former UFC announcer Mike Goldberg have been signed to call Bellator&#8217;s biggest event to date, the June 24 &#8220;Bellator NYC&#8221; event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.\u00a0Bellator sent the following press release to our sister site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MMATorch.com\">www.MMATorch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>BELLATOR SIGNS VETERAN MMA COMMENTATORS\u00a0<\/strong><strong>MIKE GOLDBERG AND MAURO RANALLO<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR <em>BELLATOR NYC\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>ON <span data-term=\"goog_880231320\">SATURDAY, JUNE 24<\/span> AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> &#8212; Bellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators <strong>Mike Goldberg<\/strong> and <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with <em>Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva <\/em>and <em>Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader <\/em>on <span data-term=\"goog_880231321\">Saturday, June 24<\/span>. The move sees Goldberg return to SPIKE for the first time since 2011, while Ranallo reunites with Bellator President Scott Coker, having worked together through 2013. The pair will join a broadcast team that currently includes Jimmy Smith, Jenn Brown and Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo\u00a0are two of the best in our business and\u00a0I couldn&#8217;t be happier about them joining the Bellator family,\u201d said Scott Coker. \u201cIn addition to <span data-term=\"goog_880231322\">June 24<\/span>, we look forward to working together to make future Spike\u00a0broadcasts even more exciting for our fans as we add\u00a0further depth to an\u00a0already-exceptional broadcast team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of highly-regarded announcers Mauro and Mike to our fantastic lineup of broadcasters, and our first-rate production led by Scott Fishman, further demonstrates our commitment MMA fans and expanding the global Bellator brand,\u201d added Spike SVP, Sports and Specials Jon\u00a0Slugger.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Goldberg is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings.\u00a0He has also hosted entertainment shows, including <em>Shaq Vs<\/em>. A graduate of Miami (Ohio) University, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>Mauro Ranallo gained notoriety with MMA fans during his tenure with PRIDE, and later STRIKEFORCE, where his voice became synonymous with the now-legendary events. Throughout his career, Ranallo has spent time working with various sports outside of MMA, including boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing and ice hockey, and will continue his work with Showtime Boxing. Ranallo, a native of British Columbia, Canada, now resides in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellator.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.Bellator.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497464147972000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFGwSsN6FSQLuLUIjPAYdy_PBdeA\">Bellator.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellatornyc.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.BellatorNYC.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497464147972000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEQCG-qtFwfRnng-RpSslU5JAS-A\">BellatorNYC.com<\/a> for upcoming event information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Bellator:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bellator is a leading mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Under the direction of veteran fight promoter Scott Coker, Bellator is available to nearly 500 million homes worldwide in over 140 countries. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on SPIKE, the combat sports television leader. Bellator is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development\/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation\/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Hollywood, Calif. and\u00a0owned by entertainment giant Viacom, home to the world&#8217;s premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Spike:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Spike<\/u>\u00a0is available in 98.7 million\u00a0homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks.\u00a0A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world&#8217;s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.\u00a0 Spike&#8217;s Internet address is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spike.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.spike.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497464147972000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHw5uAbe8r44dAbVdrGJTP8rW9hPg\">www.spike.com<\/a>\u00a0and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike&#8217;s press site at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spike.com\/press\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.spike.com\/press&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497464147972000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGK3LnIRUyVzVPQLK3ypgNRns4ztA\">http:\/\/www.spike.com\/press<\/a>.\u00a0Follow us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/spiketvpr\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/twitter.com\/spiketvpr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497464147972000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-UzsoQR6prqlORImAsfncpJN29Q\">@spiketvpr<\/a>\u00a0for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2891765811\"><div id=\"pwtor-411897931\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former WWE Smackdown announcer Mauro Ranallo and former UFC announcer Mike Goldberg have been signed to call Bellator&#8217;s biggest event to date, the June 24 &#8220;Bellator NYC&#8221; event at Madison Square Garden in New York <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/06\/13\/breaking-former-wwe-announcer-mauro-ranallo-former-ufc-announcer-mike-goldberg-signed-bellator\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Former WWE announcer Mauro Ranallo and former UFC announcer Mike Goldberg both signed by Bellator\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,51,3],"tags":[1327,429,537,538],"class_list":["post-43598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_mma","category-news_wwe","tag-mauro-ranallo","tag-mike-goldberg","tag-msg","tag-nyc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2017\/03\/SmackdownAnnouncersRanalloMauroWK3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43598"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43606,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43598\/revisions\/43606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}