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UFC Veteran & BJJ Black Belt Tim Kennedy Reportedly Wounded In Ambush In Congo

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October 9, 2026

Former UFC fighter and U.S. Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy has reportedly been wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A former New Zealand SAS member who was with him did not survive, as reported by MMA Weekly. Kennedy is a decorated Army sniper and special forces operator who served in […]

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