Tag: Al Iaquinta

Al Iaquinta Not Interested In Justin Gaethje Fight

Al Iaquinta is not interested in a fight with Justin Gaethje next. “Ragin’” was recently interviewed by MMAjunkie to discuss what’s next for him inside the Octagon. When the possibility of fighting Gaethje was mentioned, Iaquinta said he’s uninterested as he prefers to fight up the rankings: “I’m looking up in the rankings,” Iaquinta said. […]

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Al Iaquinta is not interested in a fight with Justin Gaethje next.

“Ragin’” was recently interviewed by MMAjunkie to discuss what’s next for him inside the Octagon. When the possibility of fighting Gaethje was mentioned, Iaquinta said he’s uninterested as he prefers to fight up the rankings:

“I’m looking up in the rankings,” Iaquinta said. “I think Gaethje, he’s kind of had his opportunity, and he chose to fight Vick. He wanted to do what was best for him, so now I’m going to do what’s best for me.

“Fighting below me in the rankings is definitely not (it). It’s a good fight, but I think there’s guys that’ll put me right up there. Those are the guys I’m gunning for.

Iaquinta was on a five-fight win streak before having it snapped by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 this past April. Khabib defeated Iaquinta via unanimous decision to capture the vacant lightweight title. “Ragin’” bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Lee in December. Now, he’s looking for a top-ranked opponent to hopefully propel him into the title conversation.

Gaethje suffered the first back-to-back losses of his career to Eddie Alvarez in 2017 and Dustin Poirier in April. He got back into the win column with a horrific knockout victory over James Vick in August. Currently, Gaethje is ranked No. 7 as opposed to Iaquinta’s No. 4. Gaethje might have to look elsewhere for an opponent, as Iaquinta is looking to only fight numbers one through three.

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Al Iaquinta Questions McGregor’s Excuse For Not Going Distance Against Khabib

Al Iaquinta questions the excuse that Conor McGregor has for not going the distance in his fight against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. These two fighters do have one thing in common and it’s stepping into the Octagon with the champ. There is one difference in this common thing, which is the fact that how […]

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Al Iaquinta questions the excuse that Conor McGregor has for not going the distance in his fight against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

These two fighters do have one thing in common and it’s stepping into the Octagon with the champ. There is one difference in this common thing, which is the fact that how the fighters lost to Khabib. It’s well established that both stars failed to emerge victorious against Khabib but Iaquinta went all five rounds. On the flip side, McGregor was forced to submission in the fourth round.

Fast forward to a recent interview, “Ragin’ Al” sounded off on this situation and wonders where McGregor’s excuse is.

“I took a five-round fight on a three-round camp, and I went the distance,” Iaquinta told MMAjunkie Radio. “What’s his excuse? He looked way more tired in the third than I was in the fifth, and I didn’t train for five. That says a lot.”

Conor’s Behavivor

According to the former title contender, he thinks McGregor’s behavior has gotten out of hand as of late. This is due to the former champion being in some exchanges on social media. As recently with Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi, Khabib, and boxer Paulie Malignaggi.

“I was a big fan, but I think he’s getting a little out of control now,” Iaquinta said. “I thought he was the guy that would kind of do what he did but stay true to the martial arts. It seemed like, in the beginning, he was really kind of like the martial arts way, do the right thing, respect your fellow competitors, ‘we’re all in this’ kind of thing.

“His goal set out to be the best, and now that he is the best and he’s got a lot of money, I just think he’s a little out of control.”

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Al Iaquinta: I Think Conor McGregor’s A Little Out Of Control

Al Iaquinta believes Conor McGregor has taken things a bit too far. McGregor has been regarded as the most polarizing figure in mixed martial arts. His brash personality helped skyrocket his popularity beyond the world of MMA. Even with his submission …

Al Iaquinta believes Conor McGregor has taken things a bit too far. McGregor has been regarded as the most polarizing figure in mixed martial arts. His brash personality helped skyrocket his popularity beyond the world of MMA. Even with his submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor has been the center of attention. He’s met Dallas […]

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McGregor and Iaquinta Exchange Words On Twitter

Conor McGregor has been very active on social media recently. “The Notorious” took to Twitter yesterday (Tues. January 8, 2019) and fired back at Firas Zahabi for predicting that Max Holloway would defeat him in a rematch. McGregor went off…

Conor McGregor has been very active on social media recently. “The Notorious” took to Twitter yesterday (Tues. January 8, 2019) and fired back at Firas Zahabi for predicting that Max Holloway would defeat him in a rematch. McGregor went off on the famed mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, and an interesting back-and-forth sparked in the […]

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Conor McGregor & Al Iaquinta Exchange Words On Social Media

Conor McGregor & Al Iaquinta exchange words through the power of social media once the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ made his stance known. This comes off McGregor firing back at Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi. It led to the former title contender chiming in and also teasing a potential showdown. Iaquinta is […]

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Conor McGregor & Al Iaquinta exchange words through the power of social media once the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ made his stance known. This comes off McGregor firing back at Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi. It led to the former title contender chiming in and also teasing a potential showdown.

Iaquinta is no stranger to speaking his mind but after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a vacant UFC lightweight title fight, he has seen an increase in popularity. He lost to Khabib in the headliner of UFC 223. However, he rebounded in his latest fight.  

Al beat Kevin Lee by unanimous decision in the UFC on FOX 31 headliner. This event went down on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on big FOX. It served as a rematch between the two fighters which saw Iaquinta won the first fight.

Once Iaquinta saw McGregor rip into Firas Zahabi over his comments about a potential rematch against UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, he wanted in. This led to Al responding to his tweet by stating, “Ooo roast me next!”

McGregor wanted to be a nice guy and did so when he wrote, “Sure he did, Joe.”

Well, that wasn’t exactly what Iaquinta wanted to hear. Instead, he’s staying positive as he thinks Conor is saving his best trash talk for their fight, which is only a possibility at this point.

“Ehhh not your best work.. saving the good stuff for the fight you’re so smart”

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UFC on FOX 31 Medical Suspensions

We now have the UFC on FOX 31 medical suspensions from last month’s (Sat. December 15, 2018) Milwaukee show. The event was held from the Fiserv Forum and was headlined by a huge lightweight match-up between two of the world’s best. Kevin Le…

We now have the UFC on FOX 31 medical suspensions from last month’s (Sat. December 15, 2018) Milwaukee show. The event was held from the Fiserv Forum and was headlined by a huge lightweight match-up between two of the world’s best. Kevin Lee matched up against Al Iaquinta in a rematch from their initial meeting in 2014. […]

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