Tim Kennedy isn’t backing down from ISIS. In fact, the UFC middleweight has a message for the militant group.
“Let those cowards come.”
Kennedy, who’s also a special forces soldier, revealed Wednesday on Facebook that he spoke with the FBI regarding credible threats made against him by ISIS. The 36-year-old told the Army Times he typically receives five to 10 threats per day on his social media accounts — most from “military trolls” targeting high-profile military figures — but that the FBI reached out to him and said some of the threats were legitimate.
“They said, ‘Are you aware of this stuff?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ They said, ‘We think this is somewhat credible,’ ” Kennedy told the Army Times. “Then I said, ‘I’m kind of desensitized to this stuff, so maybe you should tell me what my level of alarm should be.’ ”
If ISIS — or whoever made the threats against Kennedy — is trying to evoke fear in the mixed martial artist/decorated Green Beret, it should think again. Kennedy, who owns an 18-5 record in the Octagon, doesn’t intend to bat an eyelash.
“What’s the definition of terrorism?” Kennedy said, per the Army Times. “It’s to achieve an objective through the use of force and fear. These are just nasty, evil, disgusting human beings who disrespect human life.
“I teach people how to live with threats like this. Who would I be to be cowering to a bunch of gutless cowards acting like a bunch of tough guys online?”
ISIS picked the wrong fight.
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