Phil Baroni is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on April 16, 1976 in New York, New York, United States. He lost to Joe Riggs by unanimous decision on June 6, 2009.
Philip George Baroni (born April 16, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and former kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Baroni has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Cage Rage, DREAM, EliteXC, Bellator MMA, and ONE FC.
Baroni debuted in the UFC in only his second professional fight, at UFC 30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The bout was against fellow striking specialist Curtis Stout, and Baroni won by unanimous decision. Baroni was an undefeated 3-0 before getting his second fight with the UFC at UFC 34 against Matt Lindland, whom Baroni would develop a rivalry with later in their careers. Baroni lost the fight by decision, and was handed his first professional loss. However, Baroni would then quickly make a name for himself in the UFC with several impressive stoppage victories. His signature win was a decisive KO victory over former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne on September 27, 2002. Baroni famously jumped on the top of the cage and proclaimed himself to be the “best eva” after the knockout of Menne.
He married his longtime girlfriend Angela on October 12, 2008.
He was featured on the show Fight Factory on NuvoTV while training at the American Kickboxing Academy.
After a decision loss to Sadollah, Phil Baroni spent 2 months in Phuket, Thailand learning Muay Thai at Tiger Muay Thai (TMT) with legendary coach Kru Yod. He practiced kicks, knees and elbows to improve his striking game. He also celebrated his 34th birthday in Phuket. The TMT crew posted videos of Baroni’s workouts, showing how the training sessions improved Baroni’s stand up technique, and work with nutritionist/strength & conditioning coach brought Baroni back to incredibly good shape in two months.
