UFC
Rafael Natal steps in to fight Tim Kennedy at UFC Fight for the Troops 3 next month
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
After calling out every fighter he could think to call out, Tim Kennedy now has a new opponent for UFC Fight for the Troops 3. The UFC announced on Tuesday night that Rafael Natal has been put into that fight on Nov. 6.
Kennedy lost his originally scheduled opponent, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida, when Michael Bisping was forced out of UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester. Machida moved into that fight against Mark Munoz, and Kennedy did his best to call out just about everyone on Twitter.
Natal was among them, and he was shifted into the bout, moving up ten days from his scheduled fight with Ed Herman at UFC 167. Natal is riding a three-fight winning streak, with all three of those bouts taking place in 2013. In his most recent outing, Natal defeated Tor Troeng at UFC Fight Night 28 last month in Brazil.
Kennedy won his UFC debut this summer at UFC 162, defeating Roger Gracie. He was tapped as the headliner for this event given his status as a former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army.
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http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_18682.shtml