Fresh off of his victory over Melvin Manhoef at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, former U.S. Army special forces operator Tim Kennedy made his next move. Or requested it anyway. Kennedy, high off the win, called out Strikeforce middleweight Robbie Lawler. Interestingly, both Lawler and Kennedy have wins over Melvin Manhoef.
Strikeforce Results: Tim Kennedy Calls Out Robbie Lawler
The bout would an interesting middleweight tilt, although one wonders if the wrestling of Kennedy would be sufficient enough to defeat Lawler. Tonight Kennedy shot in without setting up his strikes, but Lawler isn’t a strong practitioner of the jab. Then again, Lawler has excellent uppercuts and greatly improved timing.
Here’s where both fighters currently stand in the USA TODAY/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings:
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chael Sonnen | 89 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Yushin Okami | 89 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Nate Marquardt | 82 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Demian Maia | 78 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Vitor Belfort | 73 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Ronaldo Souza | 69 | Strikeforce | 8 |
| 8 | Jorge Santiago | 57 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Michael Bisping | 51 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Dan Henderson | 46 | Strikeforce | 10 |
| 11 | Wanderlei Silva | 44 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Jake Shields | 42 | UFC | 15 |
| 13 | Robbie Lawler | 42 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 14 | Hector Lombard | 39 | Bellator | 13 |
| 15 | Alan Belcher | 34 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Brian Stann | 31 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Chris Leben | 27 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Mamed Khalidov | 24 | WVR | 18 |
| 19 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 22 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Alessio Sakara | 21 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Thales Leites | 17 | Superior Challenge | 21 |
| 22 | Rousimar Palhares | 17 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Tim Kennedy | 15 | Strikeforce | 23 |
| 24 | Maiquel Falcao | 13 | UFC | 24 |
| 25 | Jorge Rivera | 11 | UFC | 25 |
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