The always-entertaining Baroni has already received offers from at least five different smaller organizations according to sources close to the…
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Chris Palmquist
January 4, 2011 · 1 min read
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The always-entertaining Baroni has already received offers from at least five different smaller organizations according to sources close to the “New York Bad Ass.”
Baroni debuted for the UFC in February 2001, earning a unanimous decision over Curtis Stout at UFC 30 before dropping a majority decision to Matt Lindland at UFC 34. The brash slugger bounced back with a TKO win over Amar Suloev at UFC 37 and then notched a career signature victory with an 18-second knockout of former UFC champion Dave Menne at UFC 39.
Baroni then dropped four-straight fights in the octagon and was released.
He then signed with the Japan-based PRIDE organization, where he went 4-2.
After brief stops in the Strikeforce and EliteXC promotions, Baroni returned to the UFC in November 2009. The fan-favorite suffered back-to-back octagon losses to Amir Sadollah and Taveres before receiving his walking papers.
