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WWE News: MMA Fighter Hired as Striking Coach, Woods Hits YouTube Milestone

October 21, 2015 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE has hired Seth Petruzelli, the former MMA fighter who stepped in for Ken Shamrock and beat Kimbo Slice in fourteen seconds at EliteXC: Heat in 2008, to work as a striking coach at the WWE Performance Center. Petruzelli lives in Orlando and will be working three times a week at the center.

– Xavier Woods’ UpUpDownDown channel has surpassed the 200,000 subscriber mark.