{"id":46316,"date":"2014-11-14T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2014\/11\/14\/tim-kennedy-shoots-down-retirement-rumors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:42:38","slug":"tim-kennedy-shoots-down-retirement-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2014\/11\/14\/tim-kennedy-shoots-down-retirement-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kennedy shoots down retirement rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day after knee surgery, UFC pro Tim Kennedy is putting to rest rumors that he&#8217;s quitting mixed-martial arts fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy, a former active-duty Special Forces soldier who now serves in the Texas National Guard, underwent surgery Thursday on his right knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No, I&#8217;m not retiring, but I have no immediate plans for a fight unless something ridiculously awesome comes up,&#8221; Kennedy told Army Times on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sergeant first class reiterated his plans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkennedymma\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkennedymma\">on his Twitter feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not retiring,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I will always be fighting in one form or another until the day I die. 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He was already back at the gym Friday morning, but working only his upper body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he heals, Kennedy is focused on being healthy and being with his family, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s also focused on his commitment to the Texas Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got some cool stuff I want to be part of,&#8221; he said, adding that these other parts of his life &#8220;is going to take priority&#8221; over fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3607\" height=\"2400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg 3607w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635515684676090009-gan-romero-kennedy-controversy-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3607px) 100vw, 3607px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sep 27, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Yoel Romero (blue gloves) fights Tim Kennedy (red gloves) during a middleweight fight during UFC 178 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/article\/20140928\/OFFDUTY04\/309280019\/Rep-says-Tim-Kennedy-plans-protest-outcome-Yoel-Romero-bout-UFC-178\" title=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/article\/20140928\/OFFDUTY04\/309280019\/Rep-says-Tim-Kennedy-plans-protest-outcome-Yoel-Romero-bout-UFC-178\">Kennedy&#8217;s most recent Ultimate Fighting Championship fight<\/a> was a controversial loss Sept. 27 against Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two top-10 middleweights faced off at UFC 178 in Las Vegas. Kennedy survived a rough first round, then appeared to have Romero, an Olympic wrestling medalist, solved toward the end of Round 2, scoring a flurry of hard, unanswered punches as the bell sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romero appeared out on his feet, desperately in need of the 60 seconds&#8217; worth of between-round recovery time. He ended up with almost 90 seconds, however, thanks to a slow-moving corner and an over-application of Vaseline to his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romero&#8217;s cornermen then failed to remove his stool, prompting heated instructions from a commission official. The referee then noticed a glob of Vaseline on Romero&#8217;s face that was applied to a cut over his left eyebrow and called a cornerman back into the cage to wipe it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time the third round began, fans were booing the proceedings. Less than a minute into the third round, Kennedy was battered by Romero&#8217;s blows and on the wrong end of a referee stoppage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was his first loss since his 2001 pro debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is UFC pro Tim Kennedy retiring? 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