Seth Petruzelli rejoins UFC, meets Ricardo Romero on UFC 116 preliminary card

Seth Petruzelli, a former UFC fighter who rose to fame after famously knocking out Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson at an October 2008 EliteXC show, has rejoined the UFC and meets fellow light heavyweight Ricardo Romero next month at UFC 116.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with Romero’s manager, Mike Constantino, that verbal agreements are in place, though bout agreements have not been signed.

Petruzelli initially announced the July 3 bout via Twitter this afternoon.


Seth Petruzelli, a former UFC fighter who rose to fame after famously knocking out Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson at an October 2008 EliteXC show, has rejoined the UFC and meets fellow light heavyweight Ricardo Romero next month at UFC 116.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with Romero’s manager, Mike Constantino, that verbal agreements are in place, though bout agreements have not been signed.

Petruzelli initially announced the July 3 bout via Twitter this afternoon.