Phil Baroni
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| Phil Baroni | |
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| Nickname | New York Bad Ass |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Born | April 16, 1976 |
| Town of birth | New York, United States |
| Fighting style | Boxing, Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
"The New York Bad-Ass" Philip George Baroni (April 16, 1976) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 10-7-0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he holds a record of 3-5-0. He has developed a reputation for his boxing ability and knockout ability, although he is an accomplished wrestler as well. He currently trains with Team Hammer House, whose members include two current PRIDE fighters and former UFC heavyweight champions, Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.
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[edit] Biography
Baroni was a two time All-American collegiate wrestler at Central Michigan University and also a body-builder for a period of time. Still wishing to compete after finishing college, Baroni began to train in mixed martial arts [1].
[edit] Fighting in the UFC
Baroni quickly made a name for himself in the UFC with several impressive knockout victories and a series of losses to Matt Lindland and Evan Tanner. His signature match was a decisive knockout victory over former UFC champion Dave Menne on September 27, 2002. Baroni then suffered through four consecutive defeats and was released by the UFC. However recently, on MMAWEEKLY radio UFC President Dana White announced he will give Phil an offer to comeback to the UFC if he defeats Frank Shamrock at Strikeforce in April.
[edit] Fighting in PRIDE
Baroni joined Hammer House soon thereafter and rebounded in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships promotion with several knockout victories. On June 4, 2006, Baroni was summarily defeated by Kazuo Misaki via unanimous decision in the Bushido Welterweight Grand Prix 183-lb tournament. In 2006 Baroni returned from a show in Japan to find his wife divorcing him. This situation has left the fighter in low spirits at a time where his current fight contracts have expired.
On October 21st 2006 Baroni captured a victory over boxer turned MMA fighter Yosuke Nishijima via kimura in the first round at PRIDE 32, PRIDE's first American show.
[edit] Feud with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock and Baroni have engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Cesar Gracie. A fight between the two has been scheduled under a co-promote banner between EliteXC and Strikeforce later this year possibly in April.[2]
[edit] MMA record
| 10 Wins (7 KO, 2 submissions, 1 decision), 7 Losses (5 decisions, 1 TKO, 1 submission), 0 Draws. | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| 10/21/06 | Win | Yosuke Nishijima | PRIDE 32: The Real Deal | Submission (kimura) | Round 1 | 3:20 | |
| 6/4/06 | Loss | Kazuo Misaki | PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006 | Decision (unanimous) | Round 2 | 5:00 | |
| 4/2/06 | Win | Yuki Kondo | PRIDE Bushido 10 | TKO (strikes) | Round 1 | 0:25 | |
| 9/25/05 | Loss | Ikuhisa Minowa | PRIDE Bushido 9 | Decision | 5:00 | ||
| 7/17/05 | Win | Ryo Chonan | PRIDE Bushido 8 | KO (punching) | Round 1 | 1:40 | |
| 5/22/05 | Win | Ikuhisa Minowa | PRIDE Bushido 7 | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | Round 2 | 2:40 | |
| 3/5/2005 | Win | Chris Cruit | Extreme Fighting Challenge 11 | Submission (Armbar) | Round 2 | ||
| 2/5/05 | Loss | Pete Sell | UFC 51 | Submission (Guillotine choke) | Round 3 | 4:50 | |
| 6/19/04 | Loss | Evan Tanner | UFC 48 | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 11/21/03 | Loss | Evan Tanner | UFC 45 | TKO | Round 1 | 4:42 | |
| 2/28/03 | Loss | Matt Lindland | UFC 41 | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 9/27/2002 | Win | Dave Menne | UFC 39 | KO | Round 1 | :18 | |
| 5/10/2002 | Win | Amar Suloev | UFC 37 | KO | Round 1 | 2:55 | |
| 11/02/2001 | Loss | Matt Lindland | UFC 34 | Decision (Majority) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 8/10/2001 | Win | Robert Sarkozi | WMMAA 1 - MegaFights | TKO | Round 1 | 1:05 | |
| 2/23/2001 | Win | Curtis Stout | UFC 30 | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3 | 5:00 | |
| 8/25/2000 | Win | John Hayes | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 9 | TKO | Round 1 | 0:35 | |
