{"id":188976,"date":"2016-03-10T08:52:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T16:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=188976"},"modified":"2016-03-10T08:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T16:52:09","slug":"tim-kennedy-formally-calls-out-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/tim-kennedy-formally-calls-out-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kennedy formally calls out Anderson Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

While this isn’t the first time that Tim Kennedy has called out Anderson Silva, the stars may have aligned for a bout to finally be scheduled between the two men.<\/p>\n

After Tim Kennedy’s controversial loss<\/a> to Yoel Romero, he took an indefinitely hiatus from competition. Now, a year and a half following the loss to Romero, Kennedy has stated that he is returning to the Octagon and targeting PED users and TRT abusers.<\/p>\n

When Kennedy officially made the announcement about his return several months ago, he listed Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort as two men he would like to fight. Now, with Anderson Silva revealing that he wouldn’t fight at UFC 198<\/a> in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil because of a lack of opponents, Tim Kennedy has formally called out ‘The Spider’.<\/p>\n

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I formally challenge @SpiderAnderson<\/a> to a good old fashion fist to cuffs. You have a ugly bald head and like to cheat. @danawhite<\/a> @ufc<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n