{"id":41993,"date":"2017-01-17T20:08:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T20:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/17\/tim-kennedy-retires-from-the-ufc-mixed-martial-arts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:57:52","slug":"tim-kennedy-retires-from-the-ufc-mixed-martial-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/01\/17\/tim-kennedy-retires-from-the-ufc-mixed-martial-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kennedy retires from the UFC, mixed martial arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Kennedy, a former Special Forces sniper and current Texas Army National Guard soldier, is leaving the mixed martial arts world after two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy, who boasts an 18-6 record since 2001, announced his retirement via his <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimKennedyMMA\/photos\/a.123237191046909.10588.109175182453110\/1201757499861534\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TimKennedyMMA\/photos\/a.123237191046909.10588.109175182453110\/1201757499861534\/?type=3&amp;theater\"> Facebook page<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 37-year-old middleweight fighter recently lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 206 in Toronto in December\u00a0\u2014\u00a0it was Kennedy&#8217;s first fight in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A lot of my coaches, friends and fans immediately tried to build me up again. &#8230; I appreciated their comments and I don&#8217;t think they are wrong. 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