Kennedy calls out Hendo
Tim Kennedy: “Hey @danhendo CONGRATS on your win. Enjoy the rest. Lets talk to @danawhite about doing a Fight For The Troops card and putting on a show.”
When a TRT-free Dan Henderson punched time and Tim Boetsch in the face, the sport tweeted congratulations, the fighter himself tweeted he was heading to Bourbon Street for a party, and Tim Kennedy tweeted an invitation.
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
Hey @danhendo CONGRATS on your win. Enjoy the rest. Lets talk to @danawhite about doing a Fight For The Troops card and putting on a show.
The UFC has done three Fight for the Troops events, which raise funds for military personnel, and have a major audience focus on active military. That last one was UFC Fight Night 31 on November 6, 2013 at Fort Campbell in Fort Campbell, KY. Kennedy beat Rafael Natal in the main event.
The UFC’s top 15 has not been updated to reflect Saturday’s fights, but Hendo will at the least occupy Boetsch’s #13 spot. Henderson went into Saturday’s fight 1-5 in this last skid, and did not appear in the top 15.
Champion : Chris Weidman
1. Luke Rockhold
2. Jacare Souza
3. Vitor Belfort
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Anderson Silva
6. Yoel Romero
6. Gegard Mousasi
8. Tim Kennedy
9. Thales Leites
10. Michael Bisping
11. CB Dollaway
12. Costas Philippou
13. Tim Boetsch
14. Robert Whittaker
15. Roan Carneiro
Looking through that list, and subtracting fighters already contracted for bouts, the hardcore fanbase would probably most want to see a rematch with Michael Bisping, but a Hendo vs. Kennedy main event atop a Fight for the Troops show would be a pretty cool hand.
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