Meet the ex-Special Forces operator now fighting in the UFC

Orvelin Valle
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

UFC fighter Tim Kennedy was a Ranger, sniper, and Green Beret during his time in the Army. Like so many, he was motivated to join the military after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11. “Watching that second plane hit the bu…

UFC fighter Tim Kennedy was a Ranger, sniper, and Green Beret during his time in the Army. Like so many, he was motivated to join the military after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11.


"Watching that second plane hit the building, I wanted to do something, I wanted to be on a plane the next day," Tim says in the Fox Sports video below. "Me and about 5,000 other people were lined down the street waiting to talk to a recruiter."

Tim deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom multiple times. He earned numerous awards, including the Army's Bronze Star with a "V" device for valor under fire. This video shows Tim's journey from civilian to soldier to UFC fighter (he's also still a reserve Special Forces soldier):

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