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Coach wants Al Iaquinta vs. Conor McGregor next
After watching his fighter Al Iaquinta defeat Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Milwaukee last weekend, Coach Ray Longo is hoping for an Iaquinta vs. Conor McGregor fight next. The renowned coached explained the appeal of this fight on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I’d really like to see him fight Conor […]
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What’s next for UFC Milwaukee lightweights?
Last night, the UFC held its final show on FOX and had two very important lightweight fights as the main and co-main events. Both fights had major implications on the rankings and on the contendership situation. In the end, Al Iaquinta defeated Kevin Lee by unanimous decision in the main event, while in the co-main, Edson […]
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Al Iaquinta calls for fight with Tony Ferguson, confident he can finish him
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s final broadcast on FOX, Al Iaquinta and Kevin Lee stepped into the cage for a second time. Just as he did in their first encounter, Iaquinta was able to out-perform Lee, earning a unanimous decision win and a scoring a significant upset. With this win, Iaquinta […]
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Kevin Lee issues emotional statement following loss to Al Iaquinta
UFC lightweight standouts Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta went to war in the headliner of tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After five rounds of thrilling back and forth action, the fight went to the judges scorecards for decision. The judges scored the fight 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46, all in favor of […]
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Fighters react to tonight’s Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta 2 main event
A key lightweight rematch featuring Kevin Lee taking on Al Iaquinta headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 fight card in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lee and Iaquinta had first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-3 MMA) entered tonight’s main event on the […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Al Iaquinta defeats Kevin Lee (Highlights)
A key lightweight rematch featuring Kevin Lee taking on Al Iaquinta headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 fight card in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lee and Iaquinta first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-4 MMA) was last seen in action at April’s […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
The octagon returns to Milwaukee this evening for the promotions UFC on FOX 31 event. The fight card is headlined by a lightweight rematch between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta. Lee and Iaquinta first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-3 […]
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UFC Milwaukee weigh-in results | Headliners on point, one fight gets scrapped
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC Milwaukee card — the promotion’s final event on FOX. This UFC Milwaukee card will be headlined by a high-stakes lightweight contender bout between fearsome contender Kevin Lee and recent short-notice title challenger Al Iaquinta. The co-main event, meanwhile, will also occur […]
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Kevin Lee plans to send Al Iaquinta back to the prelims
Through 20-career fights, Kevin Lee has only lost three times. On Saturday at UFC on FOX 31, Lee will look to avenge one of those blemishes as he faces Al Iaquinta in a rematch. Lee was only 21-years-old when he suffered the first loss of his career to Iaquinta back at UFC 169. Losing by […]
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Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 to headline UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee on Dec. 15
The last big Fox show for the UFC will take place on December 15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the card takes shape, we now know the headliner. In February 2014, at UFC 169 a young prospect by the name of Kevin Lee (17-3) made his UFC debut with a perfect 7-0 record. Standing across from […]
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Al Iaquinta: “I’ve given up on the UFC getting behind me”
This weekend, in the main event of UFC Lincoln, Justin Gaethje will take on James Vick in a compelling lightweight showdown. Originally, Gaethje was expected to battle fan favorite New Yorker Al Iaquinta in this fight, yet Iaquinta ultimately withdrew from the bout as the timing just wasn’t right for him. Speaking to MMA Fighting […]
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Al Iaquinta calls for fight with Tony Ferguson, Ferguson fires back with real estate burn
Al Iaquinta was briefly expected to return to the cage opposite Justin Gaethje in the main event of the upcoming UFC Lincoln card. Regrettably, Iaquinta withdrew from this fight, citing nagging injuries. He was subsequently replaced by James Vick. According to Ariel Helwani, Al Iaquinta is now healthier than he’s been in some time, and […]
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Al Iaquinta issues fiery response to Kevin Lee’s callout
Kevin Lee is one of the top contenders in the UFC lightweight division. Unfortunately, “The Motown Phenom” remains largely overshadowed by his peers Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier. Perhaps sensing that a title shot is not quite within his reach, Kevin Lee recently made a clever callout of fan favorite lightweight […]
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Al Iaquinta explains why he was pulled from Justin Gaethje matchup
Initially, Al Iaquinta was expected to battle former World Series of Fighting champ Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC Lincoln on August 25. But then, Iaquinta was removed from the matchup without explanation, and replaced by James Vick. After Iaquinta was pulled from the fight, there was quite a bit of speculation as […]
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BREAKING | James Vick fills in for Al Iaquinta, takes on Justin Gaethje at UFC Lincoln
Well, the search for Justin Gaethje’s new UFC Lincoln opponent didn’t last long. Late Wednesday night it was reported that Al Iaquinta had pulled out of his upcoming main event bout with the former WSOF champion, Gaethje that was set to take place on August 25th. The reason for why Iaquinta pulled out remains unknown […]
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Report | Al Iaquinta out of Justin Gaethje fight, UFC seeking replacement
Off then on and now off again apparently for good, UFC Lincoln is in need of a new main event and opponent for ‘The Highlight’ Justin Gaethje. The former WSOF lightweight king, Gaethje and The Ultimate Fighter 15 finalist, Al Iaquinta were scheduled to square off in UFC Lincoln’s headliner on August 25th. The uber fan-friendly will […]
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Al Iaquinta ridicules Kevin Lee for calling for 165-pound weight class
UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee has long been adamant that the UFC needs a 165-pound division, citing the fact that many fighters are too big to easily make the lightweight division’s 155-pound limit, but are also undersized for the 170-pound welterweight division. The key would be to abolish the 170-pound welterweight division, and in it’s […]
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Al Iaquinta bashes Dana White for planned weigh-in change: “this is the last straw”
UFC lightweight contender Al Iaquinta, who will return to the cage to fight Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC Lincoln this August, is one of the many fighters to speak out against Dana White’s choice to end the practice of early weigh-ins. In fact, he might be the fighter to speak out against […]
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VIDEO | Al Iaquinta unloads on Dana White, ‘his sense of reality is gone’
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1006272249064812544 “[Dana White’s] sense of reality is gone, it’s gone. It’s shot. It’s absolutely shot. It’s scary. Now he’s putting our health at risk. So why did you move the weigh-ins in the first place? Because in his mind he wants more exciting fights. How are you gonna get more exciting fights? Give the fighters […]
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BREAKING | UFC Lincoln to be headlined by Justin Gaethje vs Al Iaquinta
It looks like Dana White has denied the truth once again. After White’s ‘shutting down’ of the possibility of a fantastic lightweight matchup between Al Iaquinta and former World Series of Fighting champion, Justin Gaethje, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has now confirmed that the bout will headline UFC Lincoln on August 25th. Justin Gaethje vs. Al […]
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Dana White shuts down Al Iaquinta vs. Justin Gaethje rumors
On a recent episode of his Call Me Al podcast, UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta suggested that a bout with fellow fan favorite Justin Gaethje was in the works for this summer. “We’re hoping for sometime in August,” Iaquinta said. “August, September. I think they wanted it to be sooner, but like, that guy needs a […]
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Justin Gaethje and Al Iaquinta go back and forth over potential summer scrap
On a recent episode of his podcast Call me Al, recent UFC lightweight title challenger Al Iaquinta suggested there is a possibility he’ll fight former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje sometime this summer. “We’re hoping for sometime in August,” Iaquinta said, offering a time frame for this potential fight, but acknowledging that […]
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Al Iaquinta drops news of potential summer scrap with Justin Gaethje
On the latest edition of his Call Me Al podcast, UFC lightweight star Al Iaquinta suggested that he could be fighting former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje this summer. Iaquinta divulged this gem of information when a fan called into the show and asked, point-blank, whether he would be fighting Gaethje. Interestingly, Iaquinta […]
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Dillon Danis responds to backlash from Al Iaquinta, Michael Bisping
Dillon Danis, a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and a training partner of Conor McGregor, has always received his fair-share of hate. Now that he’s made his successful MMA debut, a first-round submission of Kyle Walker at Bellator 198, the backlash that the brash BJJ player is receiving has surged to new heights. One of the […]
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Al Iaquinta trashes Tony Ferguson: If it wasn’t for fighting, he’d be like a worthless person
Over the last couple of days, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson have been going at in on social media. The pair’s beef began when Ferguson used Iaquinta’s standing in the UFC lightweight division as a way to delegitimize Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 title win. On a recent episode of Submission Radio, Iaquinta explained why he […]
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Tony Ferguson and Al Iaquinta get heated on social media
If things had gone to the original plan, former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov would have battled for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223. Regrettably, Ferguson sustained a freak injury just days ahead of the fight, and was ultimately replaced by Al Iaquinta, who battled Nurmagomedov in a last-minute title fight. […]
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VIDEO | Al Iaquinta shares his angle from the Conor McGregor bus attack
VIDEO | Al Iaquinta shares his angle from the Conor McGregor bus attack Earlier this month former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his entourage stormed the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn where they launched an attack on the UFC Fighters Bus. According to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, the target of McGregor’s now infamous “bus […]
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MMA Community reacts to UFC 223’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta main event!
MMA Community reacts to UFC 223’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta main event! A lightweight title fight between Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov and “Raging” Al Iaquinta served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC 223 pay-per-view event in Brooklyn, New York. Al Iaquinta proved to be a very game opponent, but it was still no match […]