Petruzelli ready to show he's no fluke

Seth Petruzelli went into the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., last October as just another Ultimate Fighter washout.

Booted from the UFC after consecutive losses, Petruzelli was simply looking to hang on long enough to legitimately be called a journeyman. He was scheduled for the undercard and a little worried about his fight with Aaron Rosa. When the evening was over, he had shattered a street-fighting legend and changed his own life forever. And that was just the beginning of the excitement.

Kimbo Slice, a viral video sensation and the main attraction for a struggling Elite XC promotion, was scheduled to fight a fading Ken Shamrock in what was expected to be the most viewed fight in American MMA history. Shamrock was in the building that evening, but he wasn't able to fight. He had sliced his head open during a hard sparring session that afternoon and instead of gluing the cut shut, a time honored tradition among fighters, he got stitches.