Baroni off 118 with injury

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UFC welterweight Phil Baroni (13-12 MMA, 3-6 UFC) is out of next month's UFC 118 event and his fight with John Salter (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) due to a collarbone injury.

Baroni's agent, Ken Pavia of MMAAgents.com, today confirmed the news with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

"He suffered a minor injury that interrupted his preparations," Pavia said. "It's not going to be a long-term problem."

UFC 118 takes place Aug. 28 at TD Garden in Boston, and Baroni vs. Salter was slated for the un-aired preliminary card.

A replacement search is underway, and Baroni is expected to be added to a fall UFC card. However, Baroni declined to comment on the injury when contacted by MMAjunkie.com earlier today.

Baroni, who made his UFC debut more than nine years ago, was likely fighting for his life in the organization following a one-sided unanimous-decision loss to Amir Sadollah at UFC 106. The fight marked the 34-year-old's return to the organization after a nearly five-year absence and followed a streak of three wins in four fights. Losing his spot on the UFC 118 card is especially tough since it would given him a chance to fight close to home.

Salter, meanwhile, is an NAIA national wrestling champion who also owns a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The 25-year-old went 4-0 in just a seven-month pro career before he signed with the UFC. In his promotional debut, he then suffered a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Gerald Harris at UFC Fight Night 20. Then, a UFC 113 fight was cut short when opponent Jason MacDonald suffered a nasty leg injury that left him with a dislocated ankle and multiple leg fractures. Salter benefits from MacDonald's bad luck and got the TKO win.

For more on UFC 118 event, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

I really couldn't care less about him, never liked him, never thought much of him.

^ what he said

what they said ^

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More injuries? These awesome cards for the summer are starting to get hit by the injury bug.