Rampage Jackson Details Phil Baroni Chat Hours Before Murder Arrest

Rampage Jackson spoke with former fighter Phil Baroni just hours before Baroni allegedly murdered a woman in Mexico. Baroni allegedly beat his girlfriend to death earlier this month while at a hotel in Mexico. He is charged with aggravated femicide and…

Rampage Jackson spoke with former fighter Phil Baroni just hours before Baroni allegedly murdered a woman in Mexico. Baroni allegedly beat his girlfriend to death earlier this month while at a hotel in Mexico. He is charged with aggravated femicide and could serve up to 75 years in prison if found guilty. According to police,…

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Former UFC fighter Phil Baroni moved to CERESO prison in aftermath of girlfriend’s death, faces 30-50 year prison sentence

Phil Baroni, Josh Barnett, UFC, PRIDEFormer mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been transported to CERESO prison, according to ESPN’s Carlos Contreras Legaspi. Last week, the 46-year-old was detained by Mexican authorities and charged for the murder of his girlfriend.  The ex-UFC star allegedly threw his girlfriend, only known as Paola, in a hotel room shower after an argument […]

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Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been transported to CERESO prison, according to ESPN’s Carlos Contreras Legaspi. Last week, the 46-year-old was detained by Mexican authorities and charged for the murder of his girlfriend. 

The ex-UFC star allegedly threw his girlfriend, only known as Paola, in a hotel room shower after an argument about infidelity. Baroni revealed that he helped her into bed and then left the room for cigarettes and beer. When he returned, Paola was unresponsive. He notified authorities but Paola was pronounced dead. Baroni claims her death was accidental. If found guilty, Baroni faces a 30-50 year prison sentence. 

Authorities took a photo of Baroni’s hands which were red and bruised. 

In an update, Legaspi says that a judge will determine if the evidence in the case warrants a murder trial. That will be determined at a later time. 

Former MMA fighter Josh Barnett commented on the murder on Twitter. He said he’s known Baroni for 20 years and has witnessed his “erratic” behavior over the years. Barnett believes it’s symptoms of Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). 

The news about Phil Baroni is terrible and incredibly tragic as well,” Barnett said. “I’ve known Phil for 2 decades + and at the 1st JB Bloodsport show could see that his personality and behavior was erratic, displaced, and emotionally he was all over the place and it was obvious why: CTE.” 

Baroni had a 20-year MMA career. He fought for several top organizations including UFC, Bellator, PRIDE, ONE FC and Strikeforce. He also had a brief professional wrestling career.

Archives: Phil Baroni Speaks On His Next MMA Destination (2009)

On this day 14 years ago, life was far simpler for MMA fighter Phil Baroni. 2023 may have provided MMA fans with possibly the most wayward first-week news in MMA history. Among such stories was the Phil Baroni murder case that was one of the top storie…

On this day 14 years ago, life was far simpler for MMA fighter Phil Baroni. 2023 may have provided MMA fans with possibly the most wayward first-week news in MMA history. Among such stories was the Phil Baroni murder case that was one of the top stories of the past week. The latest update on…

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Phil Baroni Transported To State Prison Following Mexico Arrest

Former Pride and UFC fighter Phil Baroni has recently been transported to a state prison in Nayarit, Mexico. The former welterweight and middleweight fighter was arrested earlier this month for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. Initial reports on the…

Former Pride and UFC fighter Phil Baroni has recently been transported to a state prison in Nayarit, Mexico. The former welterweight and middleweight fighter was arrested earlier this month for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. Initial reports on the matter revealed Baroni informed the police on the scene that his partner hit her head when he…

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Report – UFC veteran Phil Baroni remains in police custody, arrested following alleged murder of girlfriend

Phil Baroni Phil Baroni MurderUFC middleweight alum, Phil Baroni remains in police custody this Wednesday night, after he is alleged to have murdered his girlfriend during an argument in Bahia de Banderas, Mexico on Sunday last, after the victim allegedly informed Baroni that she had been sleeping with another man.  Baroni, 46, a native of Long Island, New York, […]

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UFC middleweight alum, Phil Baroni remains in police custody this Wednesday night, after he is alleged to have murdered his girlfriend during an argument in Bahia de Banderas, Mexico on Sunday last, after the victim allegedly informed Baroni that she had been sleeping with another man. 

Baroni, 46, a native of Long Island, New York, was arrested by law enforcement after he is alleged to have thrown his girlfriend into a shower in a hotel room at the San Pancho Hotel during an argument, where she then hit her head, resulting in a fatal injury, as per an initial report from Tribuna de la Bahia

Responding law enforcement officers reportedly found the victim laying on a bed in the hotel room, where her clothes had been removed, with a sheet placed over her body. 

As per a latter report from The New York Post, Baroni, who law enforcement believes was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol during the alleged murder, had told the victim, whom he had identified as Poala, to go the shower after she had informed him of her affair, to which she refused.

Baroni is alleged to have thrown the victim into the shower stall, where she then hit her head on both the wall and floor. Responding law enforcement officers noted bruising on the victim’s arms, legs, face and torso.

Baroni claimed according to reports, that the victim had then instructed him to get cigarettes, cigars, and beer, which he had left the hotel room to purchase, however, claims that when he returned, his girlfriend was unresponsive. Baroni is then reported to have informed police of the incident, where he was arrested and is currently being detained in police custody at Valle de Banderas.

Furthermore, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to The New York Post that Phil Baroni is currently detained in Mexico, and that they would be and are currently “providing appropriate assistance”. 

Phil Baroni competed 10 times under the banner of the UFC

Competing under the banner of the UFC on 10 separate occasions between 2001 and 2009, Phil Baroni returned to the Dana White-led organization in 2009 for a pair of fights against both Brad Tavares, and Amir Sadollah, suffering defeats to both.

Most recently, Baroni competed professionally at Rebel FC 9 back in September 2019 in Shanghai, China, suffering a first round rear-naked choke defeat.

Josh Barnett: Phil Baroni Suffered From CTE Prior To Murder Arrest

Josh Barnett is familiar with Phil Baroni and has provided some context surrounding what led up to his recent arrest for murder. Baroni allegedly murdered his girlfriend at a hotel in Mexico on New Year’s Day. He was under the influence of drugs …

Josh Barnett is familiar with Phil Baroni and has provided some context surrounding what led up to his recent arrest for murder. Baroni allegedly murdered his girlfriend at a hotel in Mexico on New Year’s Day. He was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the incident, according to local police….

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