Ex-UFC fighter Phil Baroni arrested for allegedly killing girlfriend in Mexico | CBC Sports

Former combined martial arts fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend, the prosecutors’ workplace within the Pacific coast state of Nayarit mentioned Wednesday.

The workplace mentioned a lady was discovered useless on Jan. 1 within the seashore city of San Fernando, simply north of the resort of Puerto Vallarta.

The workplace recognized the suspect solely by his nationality, American, and his first identify in a press release. But a state official later confirmed his final identify, and mentioned an preliminary listening to within the case can be held Monday.

Baroni is listed as a welterweight with a 15-18-0 document on the Ultimate Fighting Championship internet web page.

While the official report contained few particulars, native media reported {that a} Mexican girl was discovered useless in a lodge room with bruises.

According to the newspaper Tribuna de la Bahia, Baroni summoned police and mentioned the girl had slipped and hit her head after he threw her into the bathe.

It was not clear if Baroni had a lawyer.

White instructed TMZ in an interview this week that he was “embarrassed” and anxious for a way his three kids have been affected.

“You’ve heard me say for years, `There’s never ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman,’ and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,” White instructed the web site.