Al Iaquinta wants one thing for Christmas.
UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta still has his long-standing issues with the UFC. From what he feels was a Performance of the Night Bonus snub in his last fight to gripes about Snoop Dogg’s appearance at the UFC Athlete Retreat in May, “Ragin’ Al” has been frustrated about the treatment he’s been getting.
Iaquinta’s recent complaint was about the salary of fellow 155-pounder Sage Northcutt, who has been heavily promoted by the company since he was discovered in the debut episode of Dana White’s Lookin’ For a Fight series in 2015.
For Christmas I just want to be paid half as good as sage northcut to fight opponents twice as tough @seanshelby
— Alexander Jay (@ALIAQUINTA) December 26, 2017
“Super Sage” took home a disclosed salary of $40,000 in his second UFC fight against Cody Pfister in December 2015. The 21-year-old fighter will now be facing Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126 on February 18th in Austin, Texas.
Iaquinta, on the other hand, is coming off an impressive first-round knockout win against fellow TUF alum Diego Sanchez last April in Nashville. He was scheduled to fight Paul Felder at UFC 218 early this month, but was forced out of the fight due to injury, and was subsequently replaced by Charles Oliveira.