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Tim Kennedy speaks to Sherdog Radio about his loss to "Jacare" Souza and his plans to KO Melvin Manhoef on March 5th at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Feijao: "That [Jacare] fight was totally crap," Kennedy said. "I sat there for 25 minutes and stalked the guy around the cage as he would peck me with the jab or throw an overhand right. Repeat for 25 minutes. That sucks. I, as a fan, would get bored with that fight. For crying out loud, come forward and fight me. You’re the greatest grappler on the planet. So I stuff you on a couple of takedowns, maybe try for a third one. If I take you down, maybe try to submit me. Don’t sit there and ride out a decision doing some fancy footwork for some so-called judges that are boxing judges. That’s stupid. If you’re going to win a title, come into the cage to fight." "I’m not that kind of fighter," he explained. "I want to fight. I know everybody cares about who gets the W, but the fans want to see exciting fights. … Of course I like winning, but I like fighting. Fighting’s the essence of the sport, and that’s what people pay to see. If I’m going to take him [Manhoef] down, I’m going to pick him up and I’m going to slam him. I’m not going to stay tight for a close submission. I want to knock him out. That’s what fans like seeing and that’s what I like delivering." Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Feijao coverage Photo: Showtime Sports

DREAM.10 Preview: Paulo Filho Trains For Melvin Manhoef more pics at sherdog DREAM.10 Betting Odds Katsunori Kikuno -175 Andre Amade +145 Shinya Aoki -240 Vitor Ribeiro +190 Hayato Sakurai -800 Marius Zaromskis +500 Andre Galvao -500 Jason High +300 Paulo Filho -135 Melvin Manhoef +105 Dong Sik Yoon -240 Jesse Taylor +190 Seichi Ikemoto -165 Tarec Saffiedine +135

Melvin Manhoef is training BJJ under Brazilian Top Team black belt Pedro Galiza, who says that Manhoef is contractually obligated to participate in the next DREAM show (which would be DREAM.9 on May 26th). Galiza also claims that Manhoef is taking his ground game seriously now and that he's becoming very hard to hold down on the mat. via Tatame