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Ex-UFC fighter Jeremy Kennedy reveals origins of ‘Junior Bacon Cheeseburger’ nickname

Some nicknames just stick and Jeremy Kennedy heard nothing but “JBC” for the better part of a year.

For the uninitiated, a JBC is also known as a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger from Wendy’s. PFL fighter Kennedy recently changed his nickname, but dished on the origins of “JBC” when speaking with Kajan Johnson and Shakiel Mahjouri on the Pull No Punches podcast.

“I was always the junior of my team I started fighting when I was 16,” Kennedy reflected. “It was back in the day and I wasn’t educated about dieting.