Phil Baroni

Former UFC fighter Phil Baroni was arrested after he reportedly threw the woman into a shower in a fit of rage, causing her to suffer a fatal head injury.

The former fighter said he then helped her up and into the bed, where he took off her clothes and covered her with a sheet after she told him she was cold. She hit her head and slipped, then hit her head again when she fell down, he claimed, according to the report. The 46-year-old New York native, who cops believe was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, told authorities that he then ordered Paola to go bathe, and when she refused to do so he threw her into the shower, the report said.

UFC legend Josh Barnett says he was forced to stop booking Phil Baroni for Bloodsport, his GCW-backed pro wrestling series, even blocking the former fighter ...

That would seem to suggest that the risk of developing CTE may be less for MMA fighters, though certainly not negligible. As far as the suggestion that CTE could play a factor, it’s definitely possible — though at present, the disease can only be properly diagnosed post-mortem. “The news about Phil Baroni is terrible and incredibly tragic as well,” Barnett wrote on social media on Wednesday. Barnett went on to state that he was not in any way excusing Baroni’s actions. “He was too much to handle and so scattered. The Game Changer Wrestling-backed shows combine MMA and pro wrestling in a sort of “worked shoot” angle; Baroni lost his lone appearance against Dominic Garrini by DQ.

Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend.

UFC President Dana White was seen on video released by TMZ slapping his wife, Anne, while the two were on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month. The office said a woman was found dead on Jan. But a state official later confirmed his last name, and said an initial hearing in the case would be held Monday.

Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni is in Mexican custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend, the prosecutors' office in the state of Nayarit.

When he returned, he allegedly told authorities, he thought she was sleeping and got into bed with her. He then asked her to shower, but she refused. He said he removed her clothes and covered her with a blanket, because she said she was cold.