UFC legend Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is taking fire from some on social media for saying that he enjoyed watching former UFC champ and U.S. Special Forces veteran Tim Kennedy destroy Russian-Muslim fighters during sparring.
In a video Cerrone posted to YouTube and shared by MMA Mania, the longtime UFC fighter detailed how Kennedy would seek out Russian-Muslim fighters in sparring sessions.
“My favorite thing about Tim Kennedy is he’s as American as apple pie. So, we’re at Jackson’s, and if any of the Russian Muslim fighters would come in, old Timmy would take it upon himself to just take down, smother, and absolutely destroy these dudes.
“I’d be sitting there going, ‘Get them, Tim.’ He would annihilate them, and I’d love it. He would smile and laugh and rub their face in the mat. He’d do malicious sh*t. I’d be like, ‘F**k yeh, Tim, that’s what I’m talking about’. He’d come back and be like, ‘I hate them.’ I’d say, ‘Me too. I hate them but there’s nothing I can do, I’m 155 pounds, that dude is 200 pounds, and you’ve just destroyed him’.”
Kennedy has not publicly commented on the interview as of the time of this writing.
The reaction to Cerrone’s video on X was unkind.
However, not all of the reactions were negative.
Donald Cerrone retired from the UFC nearly two years after losing to Tim Miller in his final fight.