Seth Petruzelli Offers to Come out of Retirement to Face Kimbo Slice in Bellator
by Chris Houten - @chrishoutenMMA
18 months into retirement, Seth Petruzelli has offered to come out of retirement to fight Kimbo Slice for a second time in the former street fighters Bellator debut.
Earlier today 40-year-old Kimbo Slice, really name Kevin Ferguson appeared on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to discuss the news that he was returning to Bellator after taking a hiatus from MMA to pursue a career as a pro boxer. When asked who he would like to face in his Bellator debut Slice said he didn't really know who fought at heavyweight in Bellator:
"I don't even know who's there right now (in Bellator) as heavyweights. But shit, anybody. Just feed me. I'm ready to be fed."
and later went on the say he would love to fight Petruzelli:
"I owe that dude one. The nature of it, I could complain all day long on this and that, but shit, it just went down the way it went down, but goddamn I owe him one."
It now appears Florida native, Petruzelli is willing to give Slice the chance to pay him back and would be willing to come out of retirement for the fight to happen:
Hey @KimboSlice so u wanna call me out? im down to come out of retirement to KO u 1 more time. Send me a contract @BellatorMMA @ScottCoker
— Seth Petruzelli (@silverbackseth) January 20, 2015Slice and Petruzelli have previously faced each other inside a cage in the main event at the now infamous EliteXC: Heat. The star of Elite XC, Slice was expected to face Ken Shamrock on the night, however a late injury forced Shamrock to pull out and he was replaced by Petruzelli who was scheduled to face Aaron Rosa on the events undercard. With the promotion betting everything on a Slice win, Petruzelli defied their logic and knocked Slice unconscious in just 14 records. The bout ultimately lead Elite XC to lose their TV deal with CBS which forced the promotion to close when they were unable to pay back money they had borrowed from Showtime Network.
A UFC, WEC, EliteXC, King of the Cage, BAMMA, and Bellator vet, Petruzelli retired from MMA in 2013 following back-to-back losses in Bjorn Rebney's Bellator. He was 14-8 in his career when he retired, and apart from the Kimbo Slice victory - probably his most famous, holds notable wins over Ricco Rodriguez and Dan Severn.
Stay tuned to kingdomMMA.co.uk for all the latest on a potential Slice vs Petruzelli 2.
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