{"id":118056,"date":"2014-11-06T12:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=118056"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:12:11","slug":"pearsons-high-expectations-against-iaquinta2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/pearsons-high-expectations-against-iaquinta2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearson&#8217;s High Expectations Against Iaquinta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/dan-hardy-pearson-is-the-u-k-s-best-chance\/ross-pearson-via-internet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117925\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-117925\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ross-Pearson-via-internet.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Pearson via internet\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ross-Pearson-via-internet.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ross-Pearson-via-internet-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ross-Pearson-via-internet-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This has been the most stacked division out of all of them. You&#8217;ve got to be active and you&#8217;ve got to be decisive. Al Iaquinta isn&#8217;t a ranked guy, so I&#8217;ve got to go in there and show what a ranked guy can do. I&#8217;ve got to go in there and put on a world-class performance &#8211; make some noise and show the world that I&#8217;m one of the best fighters in the world. I don&#8217;t fear Al Iaquinta in any way. I don&#8217;t fear his striking, I don&#8217;t fear his wrestling and I don&#8217;t fear his Jiu-Jitsu. I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s a better fighter than me. I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s got more heart than me and I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s got more want than me. I believe it&#8217;s going to be a tough fight and I think Al&#8217;s going to come as the best Al Iaquinta you&#8217;ve ever seen, but he has to be because if he isn&#8217;t, he&#8217;s going to get knocked out in the first 30 seconds. If this fight goes to a decision, it does nothing for me &#8211; I&#8217;ve got to finish this guy, I&#8217;ve got to look great, and I&#8217;ve got to scream out that I&#8217;m a Top 5 fighter wanting to go against the best guys in the world. I&#8217;m prepared for the worst, but I expect the best and I won&#8217;t be happy unless I finish Al Iaquinta in impressive fashion.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/Ross-Pearson-Time-to-Make-a-Statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a>, Ross Pearson explained his expectations in this weekend&#8217;s co-main event in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Can he live up to them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This has been the most stacked division out of all of them. You&#8217;ve got to be active and you&#8217;ve got to be decisive. Al Iaquinta isn&#8217;t a ranked guy, so I&#8217;ve got to go in there and show what a ranked guy can do. 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