<p>Former MMA fighter, Green Beret, and founder of humanitarian rescue organization <a href="https://saveourallies.org/pages/our-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SaveOurAllies</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-kennedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Kennedy</a>, detailed the reality of what&#8217;s going on in Israel and the Gaza Strip on the latest episode of the Ben Shapiro hosted “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/sunday-special" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sunday Special</a>.”</p>
<p>Discussing the current conflict, Shapiro noted that Palestinian civilians were crossing the border on October 7 &#8220;and taking part in the massacre and taking part in the atrocities.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The attempt to create moral equivalence between what Hamas did and what Israel is doing in the Gaza Strip is astonishing. I can see that as a commentator,&#8221; Shapiro continued. &#8220;But you obviously have the military expertise and military experience. You&#8217;ve been in these situations. What exactly is it that Israel is facing in the Gaza Strip?&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy, who was on the ground in Israel in the days following the October 7 attack for rescue operations, explained to Shapiro that Israel&#8217;s task of taking out an insurgency, and the way they are doing it, is &#8220;historically nearly impossible&#8221; due to the nature of the terrorists&#8217; actions.</p>
<p>&#8220;What we see Israel trying to do right now is identify military targets that are in Gaza, that are the Hamas terrorist organization,&#8221; the decorated veteran said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to just leave October 7 as the standalone thing that has happened because that&#8217;s intellectually inaccurate and historically wrong. Hamas has a long history of attacking Israel on countless occasions &#8212; not just intifadas, not just big assaults and attacks and the things that we saw on October 7, and terrorist attacks. But it has been a constant execution of this long plan of trying to incite Israel so they&#8217;ll lose in a propaganda battle.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Israel is trying to do the right thing, they&#8217;re just doing it the wrong way, and this is just my opinion,&#8221; Kennedy explained. &#8220;They are trying to limit as many civilian casualties with a group that are intentionally hiding amongst civilians, and a populist that, frankly, is sympathetic to Hamas.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When Hamas was returning from the attacks to the Palestinians, into Gaza, what we saw was rejoicing in the streets,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;They were excited about the success of the attack. They were getting constant updates inside of Gaza. And you can find the videos, you don&#8217;t have to trust my word. You can go and look at the Palestinians rejoicing at the death of 1400 people, taking out 200 captives; the rape, torture, and murder of children and Holocaust survivors. It&#8217;s atrocious.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And Israel now has to go block by block, door by door, fighting an embedded insurgency,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;And they&#8217;re trying to do it in a way that is acceptable to the world. And that&#8217;s the problem right there, Ben.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy went on to explain the difficulty of current battles between democratic nations like the U.S. and Israel and insurgencies, such as what we see in the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to be able to fight the state-on-state thing that we so desperately have been wanting to fight,&#8221; Kennedy said. &#8220;The last time America was truly a dominant aggressor in a war was in WWII. Since then, we have not really decidedly won any wars. And it&#8217;s because of what&#8217;s happening here in Gaza &#8212; it&#8217;s a perfect example of it. They&#8217;re not fighting by the rules that Israel is fighting by. They&#8217;re hiding in hospitals, they&#8217;re hiding behind women, they&#8217;re intentionally taking their military equipment and positioning it at schools. These are the things that terrorist organizations and insurgencies do. And these are not the things that a proper military would do.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So it&#8217;s a hard battle, and every time that you try to take a block, you&#8217;re of course going to incur civilian casualties, because the bad guys are hiding with the civilians intentionally and using them as human shields,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So any time an Israeli soldier tries to move to try and find insurgents, of course there&#8217;s going to be a civilian casualty because that&#8217;s what Hamas wants, and that then continues this revolving door of propaganda. So it&#8217;s a real tough situation that Israel&#8217;s in right now.&#8221;</p>
<p>The full conversation is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/the-call-of-duty-tim-kennedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">available to stream</a> on The Daily Wire.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colin-kaepernick-accuses-white-adoptive-parents-of-racism-mma-fighter-special-forces-vet-tim-kennedy-hammers-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA Fighter, Special Forces Vet Tim Kennedy Hammers Colin Kaepernick For Accusing White Adoptive Parents Of Racism</a></strong></p>


Ben Shapiro/Tim Kennedy

Former MMA Fighter, Green Beret Tim Kennedy Talks Reality Of Israel, Gaza On Ben Shapiro ‘Sunday Special’: ‘That’s The Problem Right There’

Former MMA Fighter, Green Beret Tim Kennedy Talks Reality Of Israel, Gaza On Ben Shapiro ‘Sunday Special’ 

Ben Shapiro

Gaza

Hamas

Israel

Sunday Special

Terrorism

Tim Kennedy

World

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has made a career post-football by bemoaning what he sees as systemic racism in America, accused his adoptive-white parents of racism, prompting MMA fighter and Special Forces vet Tim Kennedy to fire a withering response.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Interviewed on &#8220;CBS Mornings” regarding his new autobiographical graphic novel “Change the Game,” Kaepernick stated, “Growing up I was a — I think, still am a pretty introverted person. &#8230; I know my parents loved me but there were still very problematic things that I went through. I think it was important to show that, no, this can happen in your own home and how we move forward collectively while addressing the racism that is being perpetuated.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In the graphic novel, Kaepernick writes that he wanted cornrows like his idol, Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers, prompting his white adoptive mother to ask,“He’s getting what rolls?”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Oh, your hair’s not professional,” Kaepernick told Adriana Diaz of “CBS Mornings.” “Oh, you look like a little thug.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Your mom said that to you?” Diaz asked, shocked.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Yeah. And those become spaces where it’s like, okay, how do I navigate this situation now,” Kaepernick replied. “But it also has informed why I have my hair long today.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colin <a href="https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kaepernick7</a> accuses his parents of &quot;problematic&quot; behavior  raising him, saying they were &quot;perpetuating racism,&quot; such as when his mother didn&#39;t want him getting cornrows <a href="https://t.co/NFXnLeLGXX">pic.twitter.com/NFXnLeLGXX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1633971366197182465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kennedy took sharp aim at Kaepernick on Twitter, responding, “I bleached my hair when I was in high school and my dad told me I look like an idiot. He told me that nobody would hire me. He told me that colleges would laugh at me during interviews. I guess he was just perpetuating racism and didn’t want the best for me.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I bleached my hair when I was in high school and my dad told me I look like an idiot. He told me that nobody would hire me. He told me that colleges would laugh at me during interviews. I guess he was just perpetuating racism and didn’t want the best for me. <a href="https://t.co/u2qKnJmpJa">https://t.co/u2qKnJmpJa</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1634236396956205078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kennedy has never been shy about butting heads publicly with those he opposes; in 2017, after Deadspin<em> </em>editor Tim Marchman blustered that he would fight any Ted Cruz supporter, <a href="https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/709305/if-its-a-fight-in-the-ufc-octagon-tim-marchman-wants-its-a-fight-in-the-ufc-octagon-hes-gonna-get">tweeting</a>, “Not one Ted Cruz-supporting cuck/Twitter user is willing to face me in the UFC octagon,” he was challenged by Kennedy, who <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">was also</a> a UFC fighter, Ranger, sniper, and Special Forces Operator. Kennedy <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/824369871576252427?lang=en">replied</a>, “I&#8217;m your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is tim@rangerup.com I&#8217;m available at your leisure.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kennedy then upped the ante, tweeting:</p>
<blockquote>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After an email with <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> I offered the (sic) these fight options:<br />
1. 1 arm tied behind my back.<br />
2. I&#8217;m in a sumo suit.<br />
3. 10-1 punch off.</p>
</blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">After an email with <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@timmarchman</a> I offered the these fight options:<br />1. 1 arm tied behind my back.<br />2. I&#39;m in a sumo suit.<br />3. 10-1 punch off. <a href="https://t.co/2jQnfFYWlG">pic.twitter.com/2jQnfFYWlG</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/829109865196957696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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Kaep Kennedy

MMA Fighter, Special Forces Vet Tim Kennedy Hammers Colin Kaepernick For Accusing White Adoptive Parents Of Racism

Colin Kaepernick

Racism

Sports

U.S.

<p>Special Forces veteran <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/ufcs-tim-kennedy-saving-lives-in-afghanistan-responds-to-critics/">Tim Kennedy</a> explained on Tuesday how President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> botched withdrawal from <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/afghanistan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Afghanistan</a> last August had telegraphed American weakness to the rest of the world — to both allies and enemies.</p>
<p>Kennedy, also a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, joined Fox News&#8217; midday panel show &#8220;Outnumbered&#8221; to reflect on the disastrous exit from Afghanistan one year earlier — and he noted that the news broadcasts hadn&#8217;t even come close to describing the horrors people were witnessing on the ground.</p>
<p><strong>WATCH:</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;It&#39;s the first time you saw Superman bleed.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TimKennedyMMA</a> explains how Biden&#39;s botched exit from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Afghanistan</a> telegraphed American vulnerability on the world stage. <a href="https://twitter.com/OutnumberedFNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OutnumberedFNC</a> <a href="https://t.co/CYfirHwoTB">pic.twitter.com/CYfirHwoTB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/VAKruta/status/1559615118111039490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/kayleigh-mcenany/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kayleigh McEnany</a> opened the segment by noting that the widely-panned withdrawal from Afghanistan had been the start of a long slide for Biden&#8217;s approval rating — and that Americans still had not forgotten the tragic images that came out of Kabul on those final days: people falling to their deaths after trying to cling to the outside of a plane, babies being handed over the fence to people inside the airport, and a suicide-bomb attack that left 13 dead American service members.</p>
<p>&#8220;Thankfully American eyes never got to see the horrors that took place on the ground in Afghanistan,&#8221; Kennedy began. &#8220;I mean, watching people fall from an aircraft is horrific &#8230; I&#8217;m not understanding how — better that was than what was actually happening on the ground.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy then pivoted to address Biden&#8217;s claim that there would not be helicopters evacuating Americans from the roof of an embassy, arguing that what actually happened was so much worse than that would have been.</p>
<p>&#8220;So trying to make a claim that this is not going to happen, you know, we&#8217;re not going to have helicopters pulling people off the roof, it&#8217;s just not true,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;You know, there were burning bodies, there were dead babies hanging from concertina wire.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cohosts Kayleigh McEnany and Harris Faulkner both audibly gasped at the mention of dead babies.</p>
<p>&#8220;The things of absolute nightmares were happening all around us, every single place that you looked,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s something that hurt us on the world stage, it&#8217;s something that hurt us with our enemies and our allies. Everybody looked to us and realized how vulnerable we really are — you know, it&#8217;s the first time that you saw Superman bleed — like the first time in a long time that we recognize how dangerous a position that America was, and Afghanistan amplified that.&#8221;</p>


Tim Kennedy Visits FOX News

‘You Saw Superman Bleed’: Special Forces Veteran Says Botched Afghanistan Exit Broadcasted Weakness

Special Forces Veteran Tim Kennedy Says Botched Afghanistan Exit Broadcasted Weakness

Fox News

Harris Faulkner

Kayleigh McEnany

<p>On Thursday, former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy, a Ranger who was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, where he served as a sniper, sniper instructor, and the principal combatives instructor for C Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, responded to those critical of his efforts to rescue people in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Kennedy began his Twitter thread by acknowledging that his critics had the right to say whatever they wanted: &#8220;I appreciate that some people are upset with my presence in Afghanistan. I have no desire to lash out. I assume they are trying to accomplish their missions the same way I am trying to accomplish mine, and I love them for it.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I appreciate that some people are upset with my presence in Afghanistan. I have no desire to lash out. I assume they are trying to accomplish their missions the same way I am trying to accomplish mine, and I love them for it. A few things, though:</p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1431315626065158145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Then he offered his explanation and gave credit to his team leader:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>A few things, though:</em></p>
<p><em>1) I was not running around on my own. The Army doesn’t care that I have a lot of followers. It’s their battle space. The group I was attached to as a volunteer was listed in the command center as a supporting element. We were part of the team. Were that not the case, I would not have been allowed to run around outside the wire. 2) People have referred to it as “Tim Kennedy’s Team.” That’s false and does a disservice to the talented Team Leader a JPRA (joint personnel recovery agent) who has 10 years more experience than I do, as well as my incredible teammates. All of whom were extraordinarily talented. I have been in SF for 17 years and I didn’t deserve to be with them. I was proud to be a part of it. I’m proud of our work. 3) We did not bring in “buses of unverified Afghans.”</em></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I would not have been allowed to run around outside the wire. <br />2) People have referred to it as “Tim Kennedy’s Team.” That’s false and does a disservice to the the talented Team Leader a JPRA (joint personnel recovery agent) who has 10 years more experience than I do,</p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1431315630263713794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">as well as my incredible teammates. All of whom were extraordinarily talented. I have been in SF for 17 years and I didn’t deserve to be with them. I was proud to be a part of it. I’m proud of our work. <br />3) We did not bring in “buses of unverified Afghans”.</p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1431315632285380611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Kennedy went into more details of the operation:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>We had multiple target sets coming from DC, as well as cultivated in our JOC. 300/500 we brought through the gate were orphans. Another 100 were Nazarene. The remainder were high value individuals assigned to us from higher echelon units, and family members of crews that were flying our chartered planes all week. 4) A few guys posted that they were unable to get their own personnel through the gate as a result of our buses. I’m very sorry about that. If the roles were reversed, I would be furious at me too.</em></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">and family members of crews that were flying our chartered planes all week.<br />4) A few guys posted that they were unable to get their own personnel through the gate as a result of our buses. I’m very sorry about that.  If the roles were reversed, I would be furious at me too.</p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1431315635930157057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>He concluded, “All I can say is that I was executing my assigned mission in order to save as many people as possible. When you’re a good person, and you’re motivated to help, passion runs high. They wouldn’t be as good as they are if they didn’t care.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">All I can say is that I was executing my assigned mission in order to save as many people as possible. When you’re a good person, and you’re motivated to help, passion runs high. They wouldn’t be as good as they are if they didn’t care.</p>
<p>&mdash; Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/1431315637834375172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In February 2017, after <em>Deadspin</em> editor Tim Marchman <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/12808/deadspin-editor-insults-cruz-challenges-cruz-hank-berrien">blustered</a> that he would fight any Ted Cruz supporter, tweeting, “Not one Ted Cruz-supporting cuck/Twitter user is willing to face me in the UFC octagon,” he was challenged by Kennedy, who replied, “I’m your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is tim@rangerup.com I’m available at your leisure.”</p>
<p>Then Kennedy upped the ante:</p>
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UFC 206: Kennedy v Gastelum

UFC’s Tim Kennedy, Saving Lives In Afghanistan, Responds To Critics

Afghanistan

<p>Tim Kennedy, the famed UFC fighter who served in the army and later in the 7th Special Forces Group where he was a sniper, sniper instructor, and the principal combatives instructor for C Company, 3rd Battalion, deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, said Special Forces members that he spent time with this week were furious about the Nike ad with Colin Kaepernick in which Kaepernick said he had &#8220;sacrificed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Speaking to TMZ, Kennedy began, &#8220;There are problems. There are huge problems in the city; urban problems, police problems, crime problems, and they have to be addressed and something needs to be done about it, but not by disrespecting the flag and somebody making a few million dollars off a sponsorship. Come on.&#8221;</p>
<p>When TMZ asked, &#8220;Will you wear Nike ever again?&#8221;, Kennedy responded, &#8220;No, no.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy continued by describing the atmosphere when Special Forces members saw the Nike ad:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, right now, home of the Special Forces. I&#8217;m here for military school, if you haven&#8217;t surmised it from the accommodations I&#8217;m in or my haircut. Man, when I walked into the team room this morning, there were some people that were fuming, I mean, chairs were not being thrown, but like, pretty &#8230; well, first of all, you can&#8217;t go around that room and not ask a guy if he couldn&#8217;t list, on his two hands, friends that have died from Special forces. Every single person in that room has lost ten friends at least. Every single one of them. Every single person in that room.</p>
<p>And then we walk in with a new Nike poster that&#8217;s going to sell at Hot Topic or Barnes and Noble or wherever it&#8217;s going to be a sell at.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Kennedy added disgustedly, &#8220;Talkin&#8217; about giving sacrificing, you&#8217;re just like, &#8216;Oh, man!&#8217;&#8221;</p>
<p>TMZ asked, &#8220;So these guys are aware, even though they&#8217;re training and they have a lot of stuff going on, the guys you were in contact with, they&#8217;re aware of Colin Kaepernick and the Nike ad and they&#8217;re infuriated by it?&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy answered, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to speak for them, but there was no one happy about it in the room.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kennedy added, &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about sacrifice: I&#8217;m in a room of a bunch of heroes that went in a heartbeat to die for Colin&#8217;s right to do what he&#8217;s doing. That&#8217;s sacrifice. I&#8217;m not talking about giving away some position even though I&#8217;m not good enough to fill it because I&#8217;m not very talented as a quarterback; I just want to keep my name in the news; I&#8217;m just gonna keep talking about it; I&#8217;m not talking about that.&#8221;</p>
<p>He concluded: &#8220;I&#8217;m talking about real heroes. And I&#8217;m surrounded by a bunch of them right now.&#8221;</p>
<p>Video below:</p>
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WATCH: Famed UFC Fighter, Special Forces Vet Tim Kennedy Says Special Forces Furious About Nike’s Kaepernick Ad

Nike

<p>This just gets richer and richer.</p>
<p>After <em>Deadspin</em> editor Tim Marchman <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/12808/deadspin-editor-insults-cruz-challenges-cruz-hank-berrien">blustered</a> that he would fight any Ted Cruz supporter, tweeting, “Not one Ted Cruz-supporting cuck/Twitter user is willing to face me in the UFC octagon,” he was challenged by MMA fighter Tim Kennedy, who <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">was also</a> a UFC Fighter, Ranger, sniper, and Special Forces Operator, when Kennedy replied, “I&#8217;m your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is tim@rangerup.com I&#8217;m available at your leisure.”</p>
<p>Now Kennedy has upped the ante:</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>After an email with <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> I offered the these fight options:<br />
1. 1 arm tied behind my back.<br />
2. I&#8217;m in a sumo suit.<br />
3. 10-1 punch off. <a href="https://t.co/2jQnfFYWlG">pic.twitter.com/2jQnfFYWlG</a></p>
<p>— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/829109865196957696">February 7, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marchman’s initial windy rhetoric was prompted after Feinberg was owned by Ted Cruz <a href="http://twitchy.com/wa-37/2017/01/24/tweet-of-the-year-sen-ted-cruz-slam-dunks-on-deadspin/">twice</a>, as delineated <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/12755/ted-cruz-gloriously-owns-leftists-deadspin-writer-frank-camp">here</a>.</p>
<p>Twitter users loved Kennedy’s new remarks:</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnnyraraya">@johnnyraraya</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> I&#8217;m loving every minute of this.</p>
<p>— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLoesch/status/829111601894739968">February 7, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Haha! <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> literally hasn&#8217;t tweeted since <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> called him out the 1st time &amp; he&#8217;s deleted ALL of his tweets except three</p>
<p>— Matthew Marzec (@mattmarzec) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattmarzec/status/829113241137614849">February 7, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>The Incredible Shrinking Loudmouth <a href="https://twitter.com/mattmarzec">@mattmarzec</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://t.co/SvLuz8paaD">https://t.co/SvLuz8paaD</a></p>
<p>— Pablo (@Pablo_1791) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pablo_1791/status/829137824049950722">February 8, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/beth_wellington">@beth_wellington</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> Typical libtard, all hat, no cattle!</p>
<p>— Julie B Betz (@JulieBBetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JulieBBetz/status/829111587256561665">February 7, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brianu2402">@brianu2402</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> Every Feb 2 Marchman is going to come out of hiding and if he sees Tim it&#8217;s 6 more weeks of winter.</p>
<p>— Pres Trump R Thomas (@Plate0fShrimp) <a href="https://twitter.com/Plate0fShrimp/status/829139683296813056">February 8, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> Some advice for the Deadspin guy, the 4 A(s) Awareness, Assessment, Action, Analysis <a href="https://t.co/282vUU4IZ9">pic.twitter.com/282vUU4IZ9</a></p>
<p>— Stephen Dillon (@StephenDillon15) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenDillon15/status/829311891986055168">February 8, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a></p>
<p>Tim was spotted yesterday&#8230;.. <a href="https://t.co/9XVc8wriS9">pic.twitter.com/9XVc8wriS9</a></p>
<p>— Dwarfclone (@Dwarfclone) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dwarfclone/status/829285704979116032">February 8, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Something tells me Marchman ain&#8217;t ready to rumble &#8211; ever.</p>


Remember That Guy Who Wanted To Fight Cruz Supporters? This MMA Fighter Just  Smacked Him Down Again.

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Ted Cruz

<p>After his fair lady writer Ashley Feinberg was owned by Ted Cruz <a href="http://twitchy.com/wa-37/2017/01/24/tweet-of-the-year-sen-ted-cruz-slam-dunks-on-deadspin/">twice</a>, as delineated <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/12755/ted-cruz-gloriously-owns-leftists-deadspin-writer-frank-camp">here</a>, the editor of <em>Deadspin</em>, Tim Marchman, decided he would heroically play Sir Lancelot, snorting that guys who targeted Feinberg for being owned were wimps for going after her.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Amazing that low-testosterone Ted Cruz enthusiasts are comfortable haranguing <a href="https://twitter.com/ashleyfeinberg">@ashleyfeinberg</a> but not me, Deadspin&#8217;s actual editor!</p>
<p>— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/824076992060522497">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Ted Cruz is a pathetic asshole, his social media intern&#8217;s joke was basic, and complaints should go to marchman at deadspin dot com.</p>
<p>— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/824078802292719617">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Unsurprising that not one Ted Cruz-supporting cuck/Twitter user is willing to face me in the UFC octagon.</p>
<p>— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/824097480883183616">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Hundreds of dudes who can&#8217;t do a pushup are tweeting at me but literally not even one has had the brass to send me an email.</p>
<p>— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/824114693509881856">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>But Marchman’s taunt was met with this from MMA fighter Tim Kennedy, who <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">was also</a> a UFC Fighter, Ranger, sniper, and Special Forces Operator. Kennedy quoted Val Kilmer’s deathless response as Doc Holliday to Johnny Ringo in <em>Tombstone:</em></p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>I&#8217;m your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is tim@rangerup.com I&#8217;m available at your leisure. <a href="https://t.co/6AS3qAllXV">https://t.co/6AS3qAllXV</a></p>
<p>— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/824369871576252427">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Oh, boy, did Twitter light up with excitement over this one:</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>When you&#8217;ve made a huge mistake&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/3Vp4Cs7Ngu">https://t.co/3Vp4Cs7Ngu</a></p>
<p>— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/824393043520397315">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jockowillink">@jockowillink</a> 5:34 PM &#8211; 25 Jan 2017. The exact moment that perspective arrived on Twitter.</p>
<p>— Rocky Pruitt (@RockyPruitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/RockyPruitt/status/824376069780344833">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>Guys. Who did this? <a href="https://t.co/XYISlZHEah">pic.twitter.com/XYISlZHEah</a></p>
<p>— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) <a href="https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/824392734186291210">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/brakinggnus">@brakinggnus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> Please televise. I&#8217;ll pay to watch.</p>
<p>— Lori Lee (@simplylorilee) <a href="https://twitter.com/simplylorilee/status/824399200586698752">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat">@CounterMoonbat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> What&#8217;s the URL to crowdfunding the global TV coverage?</p>
<p>— Terminal J Boy (@Terminal_Boy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Terminal_Boy/status/824379762298732552">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> this is a picture of your opponent <a href="https://t.co/ObY7nW9jS0">pic.twitter.com/ObY7nW9jS0</a></p>
<p>— Ezra Cole (@eszruh) <a href="https://twitter.com/eszruh/status/824384784306733064">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> Cautionary tale for anyone tempted to talk big on Twitter.</p>
<p>— Will B. Fine (@mayberightback) <a href="https://twitter.com/mayberightback/status/824395806853763072">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat">@CounterMoonbat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> This is shaping up to be an awesome week. Where&#8217;s my popcorn.</p>
<p>— Conservative Sis (@SisConservative) <a href="https://twitter.com/SisConservative/status/824385222259146753">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA">@TimKennedyMMA</a> LOL when <a href="https://twitter.com/timmarchman">@timmarchman</a> writes a check he doesn&#8217;t want to cash. We may see the first death inside the octagon in a while</p>
<p>— Rachel Kotey (@OkayKotey) <a href="https://twitter.com/OkayKotey/status/824371026062622722">January 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And here&#8217;s the inspiration for Kennedy from Tombstone:</p>
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Deadspin Editor Insults Cruz, Challenges Cruz Supporters To Fight. Then Something Hilarious Happens.

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