Seth Christopher Petruzelli was born on December 3,1979 and is an American retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and entrepreneur.
25 Facts About Seth Petruzelli
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On October 21,2015, Seth Petruzelli signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE, to work at their Performance Center as a striking coach.
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Seth Petruzelli was born in Cape Coral, Florida and is a native of Fort Myers, Florida.
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Seth Petruzelli began training in karate at the age of seven and continued on training through high school.
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Seth Petruzelli attended Bishop Verot High School as a freshman before transferring to Mariner High School to take advantage of the school's elite wrestling team.
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Seth Petruzelli played football and ran in track and field.
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Seth Petruzelli was a three-sport letterman all four years of high school and was all-state center in football.
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Seth 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.
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Seth Petruzelli holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shito-ryu karate and a Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Seth Petruzelli eventually went on to study psychology at the University of Central Florida.
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Seth Petruzelli was a member of the cast of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's The Ultimate Fighter 2 as a Heavyweight.
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Seth Petruzelli was eliminated in the semi-finals by Brad Imes after having defeated Dan Christison by unanimous decision in an elimination bout.
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Seth Petruzelli later had the opportunity to fight in the UFC in 2006, but was cut after losses to Matt Hamill and Wilson Gouveia.
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Seth Petruzelli 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.
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Seth Petruzelli was expected to face MMA pioneer and former King of Pancrase Ken Shamrock on March 6,2010 at an event called International Unlimited Fighting: The Return of Buluc but the fight was called off.
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Seth Petruzelli returned to the UFC at UFC 116 to face UFC newcomer Ricardo Romero.
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Seth Petruzelli stated via Twitter that his arm was not broken and it had just popped.
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Seth Petruzelli was given another fight by the UFC, and expressed excitement to face Tito Ortiz or Matt Hamill depending on whoever loses the fight.
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Seth Petruzelli defeated Mewborn by TKO at 3:06 of the first round.
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Seth Petruzelli made his Bellator debut against Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 48.
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Seth Petruzelli won the fight via KO in the first round.
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Seth Petruzelli returned in 2013 as a participant in the Bellator Season 7 Light Heavyweight tournament.
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Seth Petruzelli lost to Jacob Noe via TKO in the opening round at Bellator 85.
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Seth Petruzelli competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight summer series tournament on Spike.
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Seth Petruzelli faced Muhammed Lawal in the opening round of a 4-man tournament at Bellator 96 on June 19,2013 and lost via knockout in the first round.