If Tim Kennedy is sick and tired of talking about Roger Gracie’s near-mythical status in the jiu-jitsu community or his UFC 162 opponent’s deadly ground game, he’s keeping that to himself. Maybe it’s because while other Gracie opponents enter their bout with the black belt just hoping not to get caught, the veteran Kennedy feels like he’s been there and done that over the course of his career and his training camps.“I’m in with those “mythical” jiu-jitsu guys every day,” said Kennedy, most famously going five rounds with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in their 2010 Strikeforce middleweight title fight … Read the Full Article Here
Tim Kennedy and The Value of Perspective
If Tim Kennedy is sick and tired of talking about Roger Gracie’s near-mythical status in the jiu-jitsu community or his UFC 162 opponent’s deadly ground game, he’s keeping that to himself. Maybe it’s because while other Gracie opponents enter their bout with the black belt just hoping not to get caught, the veteran Kennedy feels like he’s been there and done that over the course of his career and his training camps.“I’m in with those “mythical” jiu-jitsu guys every day,” said Kennedy, most famously going five rounds with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in their 2010 Strikeforce middleweight title fight … Read the Full Article Here