Quotes from Tim Kennedy

I always have that nagging feeling of wanting to go back and getting my long gun back and be a sniper on a Special Forces ODA, which is the greatest job in the world, but I have some goals in MMA that I set out to do, and I'm not going to stop until I get them.

I've been to Afghanistan and Iraq a few times, and then I've done deployments elsewhere - with Special Forces, we go all over the place.

The people that are close to me, the people that I spend most of my time with, they're all really like-minded people.

I understand what justice is, and I understand what freedom is, and all of my friends do. It's always been that way. I love freedom of speech. I love freedom of religion. I want my neighbor to be totally fine, for him to be a completely flaming gay guy with his new husband.

I am a nice guy. I love having a good time. I love cooking. I love hanging out with my friends.

I'm endorsing Col. Maness for United States Senate because of his deeply held commitment to the constitutional rights and principles our nation was founded upon.

I was deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq with British Special Forces Units. I have great respect for the British military and the country as a whole, so I don't have anything negative to say about that.

I want to earn a top-contender status in the UFC, so I have to fight the best.

I'm not perfect - I'm human, and I can make mistakes - but I'm always going to fight clean; I'm always going to go out there and try to put on a good show.

You're always going to get an honest, straightforward response from me. Honest to a fault.

Michael Bisping, we had a five round battle. I beat him for five rounds and tripled the amount of strikes landed. I landed more take-downs in that fight than had been landed on him in his entire career.

I really want to demonstrate I'm not to be overlooked anymore.

I want to thank all of my opponents. Iron sharpens iron, and every great victory or crushing defeat occurred because there was someone who trained hard and had the courage to meet me across the cage.

Carlos Condit does the best job of being the counterstriking guy that is very elusive.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

I freaking hate liars.

I know I'm not a marquee name, and I'm looked past by most guys.