I'd like to say that
this interview with Seth Petruzelli shocked me. Sadly it didn't. Fast-forward to the 10:30 mark and you'll hear Seth make the following comments regarding a very special request from his promoters ahead of his
fight with Kimbo Slice:
"The promoters kind of hinted to me and they gave me the money to stand and trade with him."
"They didn't want me to take him down, let's just put it that way."
"It was worth my while to try to stand up, stand up and punch with him."
It's one thing to engage in matchmaking in order to build a certain fighter. After all, the UFC has done that with many guys, most notably Roger Huerta. But to come out and use money to try and influence what happens inside the cage crosses a whole new line. This absolutely stinks of the worst-smelling bullsh*t on the planet, and I'm just going to pray it's not true because it makes me question some other things I've seen during EliteXC fights. You know, like that
ridiculous standup in the Arlovski/Nelson fight.
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Seeing this makes me wonder if I was right and they were trying to "soften" Shamrock ahead of the fight so he'd bleed easier, leading to his mysterious injury. It's a fxup!
big d, if this was another organization I'd probably call you crazy. But with EliteXC, anything is possible!
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