Guest column: After MMAjunkie.com story, Tim Kennedy granted wish of MMA/military career
Even heroes need heroes sometimes.
Special Forces Operator Tim Kennedy is tough as nails. He has been blown up and shot at, and he kept moving toward the enemy.
He’s one of the best shooters in the world, finishing the famed El Presidente target shoot in less than three seconds. He can literally curve bullets as a sniper. He has conquered almost every rigorous Army school there is, including Ranger School. And to top it all off he is one of the best middleweights in MMA.
But this time, none of that would save him.
He needed MMAjunkie.com.
As Kennedy was leaving a recent training session at Sityodtong in Boston with UFC veteran Jorge Rivera, he was contacted by LTC Douglas O’Connell out of the Texas National Guard. Last week MMAjunkie.com posted a story about Kennedy leaving the service because he couldn’t get cleared to stay in the military awhile remaining a fulltime professional MMA fighter, Mere hours after the story was posted, O’Connell reached out and asked Kennedy to represent Texas.
Today Kennedy confirmed he will be moving to Dallas after his next fight, expected to come in Strikeforce on Sept. 25 vs. Evanlegista “Cyborg” Santos, to serve in the Texas National Guard. He will serve as a shooting instructor, tactics instructor and Army Combatives instructor.
Tim Kennedy granted wish of MMA/military career
Guest column: After MMAjunkie.com story, Tim Kennedy granted wish of MMA/military career Even heroes need heroes sometimes. Special Forces Operator Tim Kennedy is tough as nails. He has been blown up and shot at, and he kept moving toward the enemy. He’s one of the best shooters in the world, finishing the famed El Presidente…
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