Mauro Ranallo Announcing MMA Event Tonight + WWE Update

Mauro Ranallo will return to announcing tonight at a Rizin Fighting show in Yokohama, Japan. The show will air at 2 AM ET tonight and will be streamed live via fite.tv. Frank Shamrock will join Mauro on commentary. Mauro’s WWE contract allowed him to take outside bookings.

Mauro is now healthy enough to get back to work, but there’s no indication that he is returning to WWE.

According to Dave Meltzer, WWE has officially started settlement talks with Mauro Ranallo’s representatives. The settlement will likely include a non-disparagement clause. Mauro’s contract expires on August 12, 2017.