![]() ![]() He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kennedy faced Luke Rockhold on Jfor the Strikeforce Middleweight championship at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy returned in July 2011 to face Robbie Lawler at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. He won via submission in the first round. However, Miller was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Melvin Manhoef. Kennedy was expected to face Jason Miller again on Maat Strikeforce 32. Kennedy lost a 5-round decision to Ronaldo Souza for the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship at Strikeforce: Houston on August 21, 2010. Since his move to Austin, Texas, Tim has been training at Competitive Training Center and with BJJ black belt Phil Cardella at the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Austin Association. Kennedy won the fight via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in the first round. Kennedy fought Trevor Prangley on Jat Strikeforce: Los Angeles. He followed this up with an impressive win over Zak Cummings in the main event of ShoMMA 3. Kennedy returned to mixed martial arts in 2009 with a win over Nick Thompson at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. During this time he wrote a three part series of "Letters from a Foreign Land" that chronicled his time in combat. He then fought for the now defunct International Fight League in 2007, and did not fight in 2008 due to Army deployments overseas. In 2003 he entered and won a one-night tournament at Extreme Challenge 50, winning all three of his fights. Kennedy first started fighting in 1996 and had 31 amateur fights, amassing a record of 30-1 before his first professional fight in 2001. He began his MMA training in 1999, training with Chuck Liddell, Jake Shields, Gan McGee, and John Hackleman at The Pit in San Luis Obispo. Kennedy began training at Dokan School of Martial Arts in Atascadero, California under Terry Kelly, and Barry Smith. Among Kennedy’s multiple awards are the Army’s Bronze Star Medal with V device, which was awarded for valor under fire. ![]() ![]() Kennedy deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom multiple times. During this time he was also a sniper, sniper instructor, the principal combatives instructor for C Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. In 2007, he completed Ranger School and was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, where he served on Operational Detachments Alpha. Tim was featured in Dick Couch's book about Green Beret selection called "Chosen Soldier" under the moniker "Tom Kendall". Tim Kennedy joined the Army on Januand completed Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training, Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course. He achieved this goal three years in a row. When the Army instituted a service-wide Combatives (hand-to-hand fighting) tournament in 2005, Kennedy entered and won the tournament in the Light Heavyweight division. However, he continued to compete in MMA while serving as a Green Beret. Kennedy began competing in sanctioned mixed martial arts fights while still in college, but after graduation he enlisted in the United States Army, joining the elite Special Forces in 2004. He then attended Columbia College of Missouri, earning a B.A. Kennedy attended Eagle Academy private high school, graduating in 1998. To offset her influence on him, Kennedy’s father enrolled Tim and his brother in shooting schools, boxing lessons, wrestling teams, and Japanese jujitsu classes. As a youth, Kennedy’s mother placed him in cooking and piano lessons. Kennedy grew up the second son of three children in a Christian family in Atascadero, California. ![]()
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