Seth Christopher Petruzelli (born December 3, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and entrepreneur.
On October 21, 2015, Petruzelli signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE, to work at their Performance Center as a striking coach.
Petruzelli was offered a scholarship to wrestle and play football in college but ended up turning professional in mixed martial arts right out of high school.
He was offered the fight on short notice after UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock received a cut over his left eye in pre-fight practice and was forced to back out.
[4] On October 10, 2008, six days after the fight with Slice, he told the radio show The Monsters in the Morning: "The promoters kinda hinted to me and they gave me the money to stand and throw with him, they didn't want me to take him down.
"[5][6]EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw immediately denied what could be perceived as them trying to fix the fight,[5] and Petruzelli later clarified his statement telling respectively Yahoo!
[7]On October 23, 2008, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation concluded its investigation of the bout and found no wrongdoing.
[8] In December 2008, Petruzelli opened "The Jungle MMA & Fitness" (http://jungleorlando.com) with Tom Lawlor and Mike Lee in Orlando, Fl.
Despite having dominated the initial stages of the fight, Petruzelli lost by armbar submission and was visibly hurt.
[11] Petruzelli faced Dave Mewborn on April 22 serving as the Main Event for World Extreme Fighting 46 at the UCF Arena in Orlando Florida.
After the fight Petruzelli was rewarded with a BJJ black belt under Thiago Domingues (a De La Riva Blackbelt).