Seth Petruzelli & Tom Lawlor MMA Seminar 8/19
UFC Fighters Seth Petruzelli and Tom Lawlor will visit Capital Mixed Martial Arts and Elite Fitness in Alexandria on Thursday August 19th.
When: Thursday, August 19th
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Alexandria’s Blue Room
Cost: $35 (coaches and members/pay at the door)
Considerations: Muay Thai and Advanced BJJ will be moved to the black mat this day only.
Seth Petruzelli
Petruzelli started training martial arts at the age of seven and continued on training through high school, where he also played football and wrestled at Mariner High School. Petruzelli was a three-sport letterman all four years of high school. He was also all state center for football. Petruzelli was offered a scholarship to wrestle and play football in college but ended up turning pro in MMA right out of high school. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shitō-ryū Karate and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Petruzelli was a member of the cast of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s The Ultimate Fighter 2 as a heavyweight. He was eliminated in the semi-finals by Brad Imes after having defeated Dan Christison by unanimous decision in an elimination bout. He later had the opportunity to fight in the UFC in 2006, but was cut after losses to Matt Hamill and Wilson Gouveia.
Tom Lawlor
Thomas Joseph Lawlor (born on May 15, 1983 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV’s The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.
Tom Lawlor lives in Orlando, Florida. He along with TUF alumni and K1 vet Seth Petruzelli and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Mike Lee, own and coach at The Jungle MMA and Fitness.
Tom Lawlor defeated Ryan Lopez with a rear naked choke in the elimination round to earn his spot in the house. Lawlor was selected to fight first against Ryan Bader but lost by KO in the first round.
Tom Lawlor won his UFC debut against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir cast mate Kyle Kingsbury. They fought on the preliminary card at the UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale. Tom was shown with a new look. After the fight with Kingsbury, Lawlor moved down in weight and now fights as a middleweight.
Tom had his second fight for the UFC, when he took on C.B. Dollaway at UFC 100. Tom won after putting Dollaway to sleep using a guillotine choke at 55 seconds in the first round and was awarded Submission of the Night.
Lawlor fought Aaron Simpson on January 11, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 20. Lawlor showed off his improved striking skills in the first round by dominating Simpson, but lost a split decision.
