Former Green Beret and retired MMA fighter Tim Kennedy recalled his fight with Cybertruck bomber Matthew Leiblesberger in Las Vegas. military reality show contest More than a decade before a violent explosion occurred outside the Trump International Hotel on New Year's Day.
Libersberger was featured on the third episode of the History Channel's “Ultimate Soldier Challenge,” which aired on March 4, 2013, and challenged participants to complete a mock operation of SEAL Team 6's attack on Osama bin Laden. forced me to do it.
The Army Special Forces officer, known by the nickname “Matt Berg,” teams up with Tim Kennedy to attack two special forces, believed to be from Norway's Forsvarets Special Commandos (FSK), and two “rogues.” ” confronted a military contractor.
Mr. Libersberger and Mr. Kennedy did not meet until the episode was filmed, but they placed first in each challenge and won the “Ultimate Soldier Challenge.”
Kennedy recalled working with Riversberger. Post to Instagram Late Friday night.
“Thirteen years ago, I competed in a shooting competition on the History Channel called 'Ultimate Soldiers Challenge.' My partner in the competition was Matt Berg (aka Matt Libersberger),” he said. I wrote it.
“When I saw an old photo of him on the news last night, I put together that it was the same guy.”
The retired MMA and UFC fighter described Riversberger as “honest, hardworking, and talented.”
“I'm stunned and heartbroken to hear this news. None of this makes any sense and I love that so many others are confused and want answers,” he concluded.
In the final challenge to determine the show's winner, Libersberger and Kennedy compete in a raid-style mission based on the 2011 Osama bin Laden raid, in which they must eliminate a live target and recover some information. completed.
Libersberger boasted of his ability to use any weapon during the 43-minute episode.
“I haven’t run into anything that’s out of hand yet,” he said. “My first pistol was the M-9, which is what I use now, and my first rifle was the M-4. This is a personal thing that I like to do in my spare time.”
In another part, Libersberger acknowledged the skills he learned and adapted throughout his military career.
“The most important thing I learned in combat is to always root for each other. That's how you succeed in a mission,” Libersberger said.
After the show, Libersberger claimed that he was suffering from heat exhaustion and required on-site medical attention when he felt dizzy and began hyperventilating.
In his victory speech, Libersberger paid tribute to “those who came before us and those currently serving in Afghanistan.”
His post-show comments echoed what he wrote in a note that investigators found on his cell phone after the Las Vegas explosion..
“Why did I personally do it now? I needed to remember my brothers who died and be freed from the burden of the lives I had taken,” he wrote in his suicide note, officials said. spoke.
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Libersberger, 37, left his Colorado Springs home on Dec. 26 and rented a Cybertruck from the Turo app after a fight with his wife, who discovered he was cheating on her.
The father-of-one then loaded his Tesla with explosives and fireworks, parked the truck in the valet area of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, and shot himself.
Libersberger said the scene at Trump International was not a terrorist attack, but rather a wake-up call and a way to get the American people's attention.
“We are being led by weak and reckless leaders whose sole purpose is to enrich themselves,” Libersberger said in a second memo, authorities said.
“We are the United States of America, the greatest people of all time! But now we are terminally ill and on the verge of collapse.”
Libersberger, who served in Afghanistan in 2017 and 2018, was known as a “Rambo-type patriot” and an ardent supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.
He has served in the Army for at least 19 years, joining the Green Berets in 2006, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Mr. Livelsberger served on active duty from January 2006 to March 2011, then joined the National Guard until July 2012. ABC News reported. This was reported by a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
He enlisted in the Army Reserve from July 2012 to December 2012, during which time he participated in the Military Challenge.
The dedicated soldier returned to active duty as a special operations soldier in December 2012.
