{"id":2280,"date":"2009-08-14T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2009-08-14T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T22:00:07","slug":"former-ufc-fighters-return-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/08\/14\/former-ufc-fighters-return-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC Fighter&#8217;s Return Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors broke Thursday that Phil Baroni was on his way back to UFC.  Given his unimpressive performance in Strikeforce, many assumed the rumors were untrue&#8211;why would the number one mixed martial arts promotion pick up a talent who was not cutting it in the number two group?<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the reports were accurate.  Baroni told MMAJunkie that he has indeed signed and is gearing for a return.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just signed and sent my contract back to the UFC,&#8221; said Baroni.<\/p>\n<p>The story is particularly noteworthy because it gave Strikeforce true ammunition in its new &#8220;war&#8221; with UFC.  Just days after UFC President Dana White dismissed Strikeforce as a small town promotion and just a day after UFC announced it was to run an encore of UFC 100 against Saturday&#8217;s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg show, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker used the signing to take a subtle dig at UFC and its new pickup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish Phil the best of luck and hope he can revive his career,&#8221; said Coker. &#8220;If he can, maybe one day, he can return and fight for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Baroni&#8217;s return date and opponent have not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/default.aspx?term=ufc&#038;iid=5358962\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.picapp.com\/ftp\/Images\/1\/e\/3\/0\/New_UFC_ring_afd6.jpg?adImageId=2218203&#038;imageId=5358962\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\"  border=\"0\" alt=\"New UFC ring girl Natasha wins Maxim search at UFC 100 Fan Expo in Las Vegas\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pis.picapp.com\/IamProd\/PicAppPIS\/JavaScript\/PisV4.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Former UFC Fighter&#039;s Return Confirmed<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rumors broke Thursday that Phil Baroni was on his way back to UFC. 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