Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran and Army Green Beret, Tim Kennedy, was reportedly shot last month during an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kennedy, 47, is well known in the combat space as a former Strikeforce middleweight champion and UFC contender. More importantly, he is a former member of the armed forces and eventually made his way to become a Green Beret with the U.S. Army. Kennedy’s military background speaks for itself, but stolen valor was called on the former UFC fighter
last year when it was discovered that he had been lying about a specific military award.
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Kennedy had been shot last month during an ambush in the Congo. On Friday, a report from Reuters and theNew Zealand Herald revealed additional details about the attack.
Kennedy was reportedly part of an operations team for Vectus Global, which is spearheaded by Blackwater founder Erik Prince. The hired forces were “working on an operation to protect mining revenues, combat smuggling and collect taxes for the Congolese government.”
Details surrounding the actual ambush and what transpired are unknown at this time, but enemy forces reportedly shot Kennedy three times in the leg and killed former New Zealand special operations soldier, Justin Conaglen, among other casualties. Kennedy is reportedly in stable condition.
Stick with Mania for ongoing updates regarding the Sept. 17 ambush.
