Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy reportedly shot three times in Congo ambush
The former middleweight and US Army Green Beret was evacuated to the United States and his condition was described as stable.
Former UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy was reportedly shot during an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 September.
According to MMA Weekly, Kennedy was part of a three-man team that came under fire. He was shot three times in the leg, the team's evacuation took nearly eight hours, and he was medically evacuated to the United States for treatment. His condition was described as stable.
Justin Conaglen, a former New Zealand Special Air Service soldier, was reportedly killed in the ambush, and a third, unidentified member of the team was reportedly wounded. A Reuters report put the number of dead and wounded at 20, with seven Congolese nationals among those killed.
None of the reports carried a statement from Kennedy or his family.
Kennedy, 47, fought professionally from 2001 to 2016 and finished with an 18-6 record. He twice fought for the Strikeforce middleweight title, and in the UFC he beat England's Michael Bisping on a unanimous decision in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale in Quebec City in April 2014. His last fight was a third-round stoppage defeat by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 206 in Toronto in December 2016.
His military service included tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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