Jeremy Michael Fitz-Kennedy (born September 16, 1992) is a

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, currently competing in the

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division of

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from ''wikt:bellator, bellātor ...

. In addition to competing for Bellator, Kennedy has also competed in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

(UFC) and the

Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...

(PFL).

Background

Kennedy was born and raised in

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, British Columbia, Canada. He started training boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 13 to put up with his older brother. He graduated from Fleetwood Park Secondary School.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Before joining the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

, Kennedy held both the Battlefield Fight League Amateur and Professional Featherweight Championships while amassing an amateur record of 8–1 and a professional record of 8–0.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kennedy made his promotional debut on August 27, 2016, at

UFC on Fox 21 ''UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 21'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 27, 2016, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Background This was t ...

against Alessandro Ricci. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kennedy was briefly tabbed as a short notice replacement to face

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on October 8, 2016, at

UFC 204 ''UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 8, 2016, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Background This was the fourth UFC event contested in Ma ...

. Subsequently, after his participation was publicly confirmed, Kennedy indicated he was injured and unable to take the fight. He was replaced by

Russell Doane Russell Allan Doane is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Tachi Palace Fights, Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweigh ...

. Kennedy next faced

Rony Jason Rony Mariano Bezerra (born March 21, 1984), better known as Rony Jason, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, B ...

on March 11, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 106 ''UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 106'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 11, 2017, at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, ...

. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Kennedy faced

Kyle Bochniak Kyle Bochniak (born February 5, 1987) is an Americans, American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2014, he has competed in the Ultimat ...

on July 22, 2017, at

UFC on Fox 25 ''UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 25'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Backgroun ...

. Kennedy won the fight via unanimous decision. Kennedy was scheduled to face

Alexander Volkanovski Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where ...

at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017. However, Kennedy pulled out of the fight on October 5 citing a back injury. The bout with Volkanovski was rescheduled and took place on February 11, 2018, at

UFC 221 ''UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 11, 2018, at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Background While the UFC has hosted 11 previous events across t ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Brave Combat Federation

Kennedy's contract with the UFC ended after the Volkanovski bout and Kennedy grew tired of the contract negotiations for renewing, eventually leading him to sign with a new promotion - Brave CF. Kennedy headlined Brave 14 against Danyel Pilo on August 18, 2018. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Kennedy was expected to face

Marcos Galvão Marcos Galvão (born 23 June 1982) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2003, Galvão peaked at a global ranking ...

at PFL 8 for the alternate spot in the

's 2018 featherweight tournament. Due to a misunderstanding when making the contract with Brave CF, Kennedy assumed he was eligible to compete in other organizations' events. Just before Kennedy's fight, Brave CF officials contacted PFL to deny him from fighting. Briefly after the news surfaced, Brave CF officials revealed that Kennedy had signed a bout agreement to fight Marat Magomedov at Brave 18 on November 16, 2018. Kennedy headlined Brave 21 against Magomedov on December 28, 2018. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.

Professional Fighters League

In 2019, Kennedy joined the

as an entrant in their 2019 Featherweight tournament. He was scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round, but Bezerra missed weight and was replaced by Luis Rafael Laurentino. Kennedy lost the fight via TKO in the first round. In the second round of PFL 2 regular season, Kennedy faced

Steven Siler Steven Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, Tachi ...

at PFL 5 on July 25, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, Kennedy faced Luis Rafael Laurentino at PFL 8 on October 17, 2019. He won the fight via second-round knockout and advanced to the semifinals contested later on the same day. In semifinals Kennedy lost to Daniel Pineda via first round submission and was eliminated from the tournament. However, Pineda tested positive for a banned substance and the result was overturned to no contest.

Bellator MMA

Kennedy signed with

in October 2020. He made his promotional debut against

Matt Bessette Matthew James Bessette (born December 28, 1984) is a retired American Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed for Bellator MMA, Bellator and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Backgr ...

at Bellator 253 on November 19, 2020. Kennedy won the fight by unanimous decision. Kennedy faced

Ádám Borics Ádám Borics (born July 7, 1993) is a Hungarian Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. He previously competed for Bellator MMA. Early life ...

on April 9, 2021, at

Bellator 256 Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 9, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background The event was headlined by a Quarterfinal of the Bellator L ...

. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Kennedy faced

Emmanuel Sanchez Emmanuel Sanchez (born August 11, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Sanchez has formerly competed for Bellator MMA, where he was a contender for the Featherwei ...

on December 3, 2021, at

Bellator 272 Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background Sergio Pettis made his first defence of the List of ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Kennedy was scheduled to face

Aaron Pico Aaron Pico (born September 23, 1996) is an American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He started out his career in Bellator MMA, w ...

on April 15, 2022, at Bellator 277. However, for unknown reasons, Kennedy withdrew 8 days before the event. The bout against

was rebooked for October 1, 2022 at

Bellator 286 ''Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, United States. Background In his first bout since reclaiming th ...

. After Pico hurt his shoulder midway through the first round, the bout was stopped after the first round by the doctor. Kennedy faced Pedro Carvalho on February 25, 2023, at

Bellator 291 ''Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2'' (also known as ''Bellator Dublin'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on February 25, 2023, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Background On February 25, Bellator ho ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kennedy was scheduled to face James Gallagher on March 22, 2024, at

Bellator Champions Series 1 ''Bellator Champions Series 1: Anderson vs. Moore'' (also known as ''Bellator Champions Series Belfast'' and ''Bellator 302'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on March 22, 2024, at the SSE Arena in Belfas ...

. However, at the beginning of the month, Kennedy was rescheduled for a Bellator Featherweight Championship bout against reigning champion

Patrício Pitbull Patrício Andre de Sousa Freire (born July 7, 1987), known professionally as Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champi ...

. Despite cutting Pitbull and stumbling him, he lost the bout in the third round as Pitbull landed a flurry of punches and knees on Kennedy.

Return to PFL

Kennedy was scheduled to face

Jesus Pinedo Jesus Pinedo (born June 22, 1996) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He won the 2023 PFL Featherweight Championship. In October 2023, Pinedo reached No. 10 in World ...

on November 29, 2024, at PFL 10. However, Pinedo withdrew from the bout due to missing weight by six pounds and was replaced by Gabriel Alves Braga on one day's notice. Braga won the bout against Kennedy by unanimous decision. On February 12, 2025, the promotion officially revealed that Kennedy joined the 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament. In the quarterfinal, Kennedy faced

Movlid Khaybulaev Movlid Khaybulaev (born October 16, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed also in Fight Nights Global, a ...

on April 3, 2025, at PFL 1. He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision. Kennedy returned to the tournament in an alternate bout again

PFL 5 (2025) The ''PFL 5'' mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 12, 2025, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. This event marked the semifinals of the single ...

on June 12, 2025. He lost the fight via majority decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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PFL 10 (2024) The ''PFL 10'' mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on November 29, 2024, at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was the finale of the playoffs for all weight divisions ...

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brave Combat Federation

Professional Fighters League

Bellator MMA

Return to PFL

Mixed martial arts record

See also

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