“The guy’s a lot better than I thought,” said Baroni. “I wrestled and rolled with him, and he’s hard as f--- to take down, hard to hold down. He’s a lot stronger than he looks. He looks good, fit, but he’s strong. He’s fast, he’s an athlete. He’s a f---king good athlete. That’s the most surprising thing.”

“(Bisping) reminds me of me when I first got into the UFC, when I got to Japan -- a little cocky, a little arrogant, a little chip on your shoulder -- but that’s what you gotta be. At least certain guys do, and I’m one of those guys,” he said. “I like it. Some people say stuff about him on the show, but that’s exactly how I’d coach my f---ing team.”

“Coming in, I know how tough Dan (Henderson) is. I fought alongside him in Pride and I didn’t know … now I’m confident in Mike,” said Baroni. “Sparring and wrestling with him has made me confident.”

“F--- Dan. I want to beat that motherf---er,” said Baroni. “He’s been in (Matt) Lindland’s corner twice, in (Evan) Tanner’s corner twice, he trained f---ing Frank Shamrock. I want to beat that motherf---er. I’m happy to help Bisping.”