As he says , Baroni may never have achieved the near - mainstream fame that current UFC stars have .
At one point in time Baroni was very much a UFC and Pride Baroni   and came razor - close to becoming a world champion on several occasions .
As he says , Baroni may never have achieved the near - mainstream fame that current UFC stars have , but at one point in time he was very much a UFC and Pride cover boy and came razor - close to becoming a world champion on several occasions .