Strikeforce Houston with Tim Kennedy

 

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On how his military experience prepared him mentally and physically for MMA competition: "This is just fighting. (In the cage), there's a guy in a black shirt wearing latex gloves who's going to protect me. It's much different than battling a guy who's hiding behind a rock with a cell phone, waiting to blow me up. So, this is fun. I love fighting. It's a huge sport and I'm a huge fan of it. It's totally different. "I'm proud to say that I'm a Texan now. I live in Austin. I hope that all of Texas will come out to support me as I fight to win the belt. "As your career progresses, every next fight is the most important one. After I beat Jacare and have the title, they're going to say 'Is this the most important fight of your career?' I take every single fight with extreme seriousness and I take Jacare very seriously. I have great respect for him as an athlete and as a fighter. He's very talented. It's a tough fight. I don't know if he's my toughest opponent, but it's

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