05/24: Highs & lows of Mauro Ranallo, the 'Bipolar Rock 'n' Roller'
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell sits down with the voice of combat sports, Mauro Ranallo ahead of Friday's Bipolar Rock 'n' Roller documentary on Showtime (9 p.m. ET). Ranallo talks about the impact bipolar disorder has had on his career and what role he hopes to play in changing lives as an advocate. Plus, interviews with WWE legend Booker T., NXT superstar Johnny Gargano, former UFC champion Bas Rutten and Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza on Ranallo's unique career.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, five, four, three, two, one, zero, this is strong style. |
| 0:29.0 | This is a very special edition of the In This Corner podcast just days out from Showtime's new documentary on the Life and Daily Struggle of the Voice of Combat Sports. |
| 0:40.4 | Morrow Rinalo. |
| 0:41.8 | It's called Bipolar Rock and Roller. |
| 0:44.5 | And it airs on Friday night at 9 p.m. Eastern. |
| 0:47.5 | I really couldn't encourage you any stronger to check out this film. |
| 0:56.4 | Mama Mia, indeed. |
| 0:58.8 | Yes, the Brian Campbell, in fact, the voice that you hear, ready to roll out. |
| 1:03.4 | A very special edition of the ITC, as I mentioned, as we bring the topic of mental health and awareness to the forefront. |
| 1:10.0 | Thanks to how brave and authentic moral has been in bringing his story to light through this film. |
| 1:15.4 | We know we heard him just months ago on this podcast and an interview that touched a lot of us very deeply. |
| 1:20.9 | And I was lucky enough to tag along with Morrow this week on Tuesday in New York City during a few of his press stops before joining him and many others for |
| 1:28.3 | the bipolar rock and roller red carpet premiere in Manhattan. |
| 1:32.6 | What I've got for you is a myriad of sound focused on that film, but also on Moro's |
| 1:37.9 | unique career and his impact on the combat sports landscape across boxing, MMA, |
| 1:43.8 | WWE, and beyond. |
| 1:45.1 | My chat with Morrow is a two-part deal, |
| 1:47.5 | and we'll both open and close this episode |
| 1:49.5 | as I not only recorded some very intimate sound |
| 1:52.2 | inside a car as we navigated the streets of New York City together, |
| 1:56.2 | but also during a lengthy sitdown for Showtime's Facebook Live Q&A, |
| 2:02.5 | which was conducted at the Facebook Studios on Broadway. |
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