After initial reports stated that the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation was not going to investigate any wrong doing involving the Kimbo Slice vs. Seth Petruzelli, it appears that public outcry has swayed the regulation into starting a preliminary investigation. Here’s the word, via ESPN.com:

After repeated calls from ESPN.com, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation — which oversees the State Boxing Commission — said Thursday that it has opened a preliminary investigation into the matter.

“While the Department of Business and Professional Regulation doesn’t have any reason to believe there was a problem with the Slice-Petruzelli fight, given the interest in it, the Department has begun a preliminary investigation to thoroughly review the circumstances of the fight,” said Jennifer Meale, Communications Director for the DBPR.

Officials with ProElite seem to be unfazed by the allegations and have said that there has been no wrongdoing. The MMA News will keep you up to date on any developments in this story.