1. Philip George Baroni is an American former mixed martial artist, kickboxer, boxer, and professional wrestler.
63 Facts About Phil Baroni
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Phil Baroni's father was a prominent New York attorney and his mother was a homemaker.
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Phil Baroni grew up having multiple street fights, a precursor to his career.
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Phil Baroni attended Nassau Community College and became a two time All-American wrestler there, placing fifth and second in the nation.
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Phil Baroni then attended Hofstra University before transferring to Central Michigan University on a scholarship, where he was a double major in biology and psychology.
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Phil Baroni was an amateur bodybuilder from the age of 17 to 20, competing in six shows, in which he placed either first or second.
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Phil Baroni studied kickboxing under Keith Trimble, and had seven matches, winning all by knockout.
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Phil Baroni competed in 10 amateur boxing matches, winning all 10 by knockout.
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Phil Baroni debuted in the UFC in only his second professional fight, at UFC 30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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The bout was against fellow striking specialist Curtis Stout, and Phil Baroni won by unanimous decision.
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Phil Baroni lost the fight by decision, and was handed his first professional loss.
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Phil Baroni's signature win was a decisive KO victory over former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne on September 27,2002.
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Phil Baroni famously jumped on the top of the cage and proclaimed himself to be the "best eva" after the knockout of Menne.
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Phil Baroni then rematched Matt Lindland to whom he had previously lost to by judges' decision.
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Phil Baroni dominated the beginning of the match against Tanner, but when the fight was stopped to check a cut on Tanner, Tanner regained his composure and the momentum turned, leading to the referee stopping the fight due to Phil Baroni taking several undefended strikes on the ground.
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Phil Baroni said he believed he was asked if he wanted to continue, and said "yes".
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Phil Baroni was suspended for 4 months for striking the official.
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Phil Baroni joined Hammer House soon thereafter and rebounded in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships promotion with several knockout victories against Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryo Chonan, and Yuki Kondo.
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On October 21,2006 Phil Baroni captured a victory over boxer turned mixed martial artist Yosuke Nishijima via kimura in the first round at PRIDE 32, PRIDE's first American show.
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Frank Shamrock and Phil Baroni had engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Renzo Gracie.
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Shamrock defeated Phil Baroni, knocking him down with punches in the first round and finishing him off with a rear naked choke in the second round.
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Phil Baroni stated many times that he was not going to tap anyway.
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Phil Baroni appealed the $2500 fine and faced a one-year suspension.
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Phil Baroni had asked that the remaining urine from the test conducted by Quest be sent to the Carlson Company, a laboratory located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Phil Baroni faced Hawaii's Kala Hose on March 15,2008 for the vacant ICON Sport Middleweight title.
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Phil Baroni fought Joey Villasenor in the first ever live network television broadcast of MMA on CBS.
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Phil Baroni then let Villasenor stand up, Phil Baroni then got struck a few times and was put into a guillotine choke.
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Villasenor then let go of the choke and started delivering unanswered punches that dazed Phil Baroni, prompting the referee to stop the fight at the 1:11 mark of the opening round.
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Phil Baroni made his Cage Rage and Welterweight debut at Cage Rage 27 on July 12,2008, against British fighter Scott Jansen.
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Phil Baroni began the fight with a takedown, and came close to finishing the fight with an armbar with which he appeared to hyper-extend Jansen's arm.
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Phil Baroni went to check on Jansen and was attacked by Jansen's brother who had made his way into the cage with the cornermen.
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In late 2009 Phil Baroni returned to fight in the UFC.
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Phil Baroni signed a multi-fight deal and his return fight was at UFC 106 on November 21,2009 against TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah.
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Phil Baroni practiced kicks, knees and elbows to improve his striking game.
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Phil Baroni stated his intention to return to the Middleweight division.
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Phil Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter on August 28,2010 at UFC 118, however he was forced off the card with an injury.
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Phil Baroni next fought TUF 11 alumnus Brad Tavares at UFC 125.
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At the post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Phil Baroni said that he was expecting to be cut from UFC, but would not quit.
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Phil Baroni left the UFC with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses.
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Phil Baroni fought at Titan Fighting Championships 17 against Nick Nolte.
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Phil Baroni returned from shoulder surgery against local favorite Chris Holland on June 2,2012 at Ring of Fire 43: Bad Blood.
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Phil Baroni dominated Holland in the first round, taking Holland down multiple times and landing heavy punches that opened a gash above Holland's left eyebrow.
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Phil Baroni was visibly tired heading into the second round and was rocked by multiple hooks from Holland, Phil Baroni ended up losing via TKO due to punches in the second round.
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Phil Baroni became the first man to ever knock out Ribeiro, the 60-second victory marks Phil Baroni's first knockout win in over four years.
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Phil Baroni represented ONE FC in a fighter-sharing program at Dream 18 on December 31,2012 against Hayato Sakurai.
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Phil Baroni next appeared on the ONE FC 9: Rise to Power card against Nobutatsu Suzuki.
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However, Phil Baroni was forced out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Ryan Contaldi.
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Phil Baroni faced Karo Parisyan in his debut fight at Bellator 122 on July 25,2014.
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Phil Baroni lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Phil Baroni was cut from the promotion after defending the rapist and kidnapper War Machine, trying to justify domestic violence.
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Since April 2009, Phil Baroni has occasionally worked as an MMA commentator for the MMA Big Show fight organization, Tachi Palace Fights, and India's Super Fight League.
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In 2014, Phil Baroni began training to become a professional wrestler at D'Lo Brown Pro Wrestling Academy.
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On March 18,2016 Phil Baroni was announced to wrestle at Pro Wrestling Syndicate Super Card 2016 against former ECW superstar New Jack on June 11 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.
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Phil Baroni faced off and defeated Dominic Garrini, however his victory was later overturned to a loss by disqualification after he attacked the referee.
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Phil Baroni faced Chris Leben at the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation debut card on November 9,2018.
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Phil Baroni lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Phil Baroni was next expected to face fellow UFC veteran Thiago Alves at BKFC 13 on September 19,2020.
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However, Phil Baroni was removed from the card due to the organization not being able to reach him, and was replaced by Julian Lane.
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Phil Baroni was arrested in Mexico for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in early January 2023.
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Phil Baroni's girlfriend was pronounced dead after being found beaten, bruised, and bloody on a bed following an argument in which Baroni threw her inside a shower with force.
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Phil Baroni defended War Machine during his trial in August 2014.
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Phil Baroni was formerly represented by sports agent Ken Pavia, but after his move to American Kickboxing Academy, Phil Baroni was managed by Bob Cook and DeWayne Zinkin of Zinkin Entertainment and Sports Management.
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Phil Baroni is managed by pro MMA fighter and professional wrestler Matt "The Granimal" Granahan's the American Combat Association since his move to professional wrestling along with other UFC stars turned pro wrestlers, such as Kamal Shalorus and UFC Hall of Famers Stephan Bonnar and Dan Severn.