A former active-duty Army sniper pulled a weapon on a suspected terrorist earlier this year, but the confrontation de-escalated when it became clear the man simply wanted some of the soldier's urine.
Perhaps context is required: Tim Kennedy, a sergeant first class in the Texas Army National Guard who recently revealed plans for his return to the UFC cage, provided commentary for the online broadcast of Thursday's Onnit Fight Night card, featuring boxing and kickboxing bouts. While answering viewer questions and comments, Kennedy told of an encounter with a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency staffer.
"Funny story. One of the new USADA guys. … There’s this truck that’s taking all the same turns heading to my house, so I punch it, and I go up into my driveway," Kennedy said. "I hop out of my car, gun drawn. This is right after ISIS gives threats that they’re trying to kill me. And this poor USADA guy sticks his hands out of his truck window. And he’s like, 'I’m from USADA! Please don’t kill me! I’m just here to get your pee!'
"So I gave him my pee. And lead! No, I didn’t shoot him."
The regular testers " know my kids’ names, and my dogs’ names," Kennedy said during the broadcast, discussing frequent visits from the agency that monitors fighters both in and out of competition.
The agency did not return a request for comment on Kennedy's interaction with the sample-taker, which has been reported by multiple MMA media outlets. Kennedy has railed against the use of performance enhancing drugs in his sport, frequently challenging fighters who've tested positive for banned substances.
While no date or opponent has been announced for Kennedy's return, one venue looms as a possibility: The UFC in March announced plans to bring back its "Fight for the Troops" event, a card honoring service members that was last held in 2013 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Kennedy ended that card with a first-round stoppage of Rafael Natal, earning an ovation from soldiers in attendance.
Kevin Lilley is the features editor of Military Times.
