Posts tagged Tim Kennedy

TIM KENNEDY TO MEET MELVIN MANHOEF

Feb 12th

AMERICAN MILITARY HERO TIM KENNEDY TO MEET MELVIN MANHOEF
AT STRIKEFORCE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, MARCH 5, LIVE ON SHOWTIME

NEW YORK – Melvin “No Mercy’’ Manhoef (24-8-1) of Amsterdam, Holland, will replace an injured Luke Rockhold and face American Military hero Tim Kennedy (12-3) of Fort Bragg, N.C., in a featured fight at middleweight (185 pounds) on a STRIKEFORCE World Championship Doubleheader on Saturday, March 5, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

The promising Rockhold withdrew after suffering an injury to his left leg during training.

“Man, this is beyond really disappointing,’’ said Rockhold, a winner of six in a row. “I’d been feeling great and working hard and was really pumped for the fight with Kennedy.

“I know injuries are part of the game, but I want to fight. That’s what I do. It’s pretty swollen now, but once my leg is 100 percent I’m coming back with a vengeance.’’

MELVIN MANHOEF, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Tim Kennedy

Strikeforce: Feijao Shocks King Mo, Souza Wins Decision Over Kennedy

Aug 22nd

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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Strikeforce: Feijao Shocks King Mo, Souza Wins Decision Over Kennedy

Photo Credit: Esther Lin / STRIKEFORCE

HOUSTON – Hard-hitting striker Rafael Feijao shocked STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal with a devastating third round knockout in Saturday’s SHOWTIME® televised main event at STRIKEFORCE: Houston at Toyota Center.

In a tactical co-feature, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza captured the vacant STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Championship with a unanimous decision over American military hero Tim Kennedy.

BOBBY LASHLEY, Jorge Gurgel, Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Showtime, STRIKEFORCE, Tim Kennedy, “KING MO” LAWAL

STRIKEFORCE Houston Conf. Call Highlights: Kennedy, Jacare, Noons, Gurgel

Aug 13th

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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TIM KENNEDY & JACARE SOUZA, KJ NOONS & JORGE GURGEL

Media Conference Call Highlights

The fighters and Coker participated in a national media conference call Thursday to discuss their bouts on the upcoming STRIKEFORCE Houston event at Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, Aug. 21, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

n the co-feature of a World Championship Doubleheader, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-1) and former Green Beret and American military hero Tim Kennedy (12-2) will battle for the vacant STRIKEFORCE Middleweight (185 pounds) title. In another televised fight on SHOWTIME, ex-world champ KJ Noons (9-2) will face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Jorge Gurgel (13-6) in a lightweight (155 pounds) match.

JACARE SOUZA, KJ NOONS & JORGE GURGEL, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, STRIKEFORCE, Tim Kennedy

STRIKEFORCE Houston Presser Quotes: King Mo, Kennedy, Noons, Lashley

Jul 14th

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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STRIKEFORCE Houston Presser Quotes and Photos: King Mo, Kennedy, Noons, Lashley

Photo credit: Rosemary Acosta Clark/STRIKEFORCE

HOUSTON – STRIKEFORCE formally announced Tuesday a World Championship Doubleheader for Toyota Center here on Saturday, Aug. 21, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal (7-0) will make the first defense of his belt against devastating striker Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante (9-2) in the main event. The semi-main will match Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-1) and Tim Kennedy (12-2) in a clash for the vacant STRIKEFORCE Middleweight (185 pounds) crown.