Former UFC and EliteXC fighter, Seth Petruzelli has taken a swipe at MMA legend, Ken Shamrock over their proposed fight falling apart in the past few months, as well as admitting he’s growing frustrated by the local MMA scene.
Speaking to Fight Magazine, Petruzelli said:
“It fell through because people are stupid. I’m so sick of people running their mouths with ‘I can do this’ and ‘I can do that,’ when in reality nothing is solid. I have a glimmer of hope that this fight will happen sometime, but maybe when I’m Shamrock’s age, and he is seventy-ish.”
Petruzelli revealed he’s been offered a fight with another former star of the octagon, Houston Alexander, before admitting he wants to compete on a more regular basis.
“I have the contract in my inbox, but that’s for the April date. I’m extremely frustrated. I understand to a point, but come on – I am very marketable, have a great personality, am sexy and, oh yeah, I can fight! I don’t feel I’ve outgrown the smaller shows, but I do feel; strike that, I know I can compete with all the talent in the UFC right now. I wasn’t in a good place four years ago when I lost my two fights there. Now I am a different person.”
“With Strikeforce, I think it’s maybe because of what I said after beating Kimbo,” reasoned Seth. “With the UFC, it’s because they are sucking all the dollars they can out of Kimbo and having me there is a threat to that. With Japan, I have no clue – that’s what is so frustrating!”
“The Silverback” finished up by listing a few names he’d like to face in the coming months, with heavyweight boxer, James Toney making the cut.
“I’d like a rematch with Matt Hamill, a rematch with Kimbo to shut up the haters, James Toney, Tito Ortiz, or anyone at 205lbs or heavyweight that would like to fight!”
Petruzelli should be back in action next month against heavy hitting Nebraskan native, Houston Alexander. With many of the top promotions potentially hovering to snap up “The Silverback”, this could be a pivotal fight in his MMA career.
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