{"id":282352,"date":"2018-08-06T10:58:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=282352"},"modified":"2018-08-06T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T23:51:52","slug":"al-iaquinta-issues-fiery-response-to-kevin-lees-callout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kevin-lee\/al-iaquinta-issues-fiery-response-to-kevin-lees-callout\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Iaquinta issues fiery response to Kevin Lee&#8217;s callout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Lee is one of the top contenders in the UFC lightweight division. Unfortunately, &#8220;The Motown Phenom&#8221; remains largely overshadowed by his peers Khabib Nurmagomedov, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a>, Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps sensing that a title shot is not quite within his reach, Kevin Lee recently made a clever callout of fan favorite lightweight contender Al Iaquinta.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, however, Iaquinta isn&#8217;t much of a Kevin Lee fan. While he says he&#8217;s up for fighting Lee at UFC 230 in November in New York City, he says he&#8217;ll fight him no sooner. So if this is a fight Lee wants this fight, he&#8217;ll have to wait.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YEU2h2\">\u201cKevin Lee is a dweeeb, doesn\u2019t make weight, doesn\u2019t deserve a title shot,\u201d Iaquinta said on Twitter. \u201cScared to bump up to his natural weight class of 170. I\u2019ll fight him no earlier than [Madison Square Garden], he\u2019s a bird and I do what I want. He\u2019s UFC kiss ass sissy bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALIAQUINTA\/status\/1025934702438481920<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly,Iaquinta also seemed to hint at a showdown with Lee when the UFC touches down in Beijing on November 24.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beijing CHINA vs a guy named LEE,&#8221; He said in a Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALIAQUINTA\/status\/1026524220300386304<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Lee last fought in April, when he wrecked Edson Barboza in the main event of the UFC&#8217;s return to Atlantic City. This win separated him from a submission loss in an interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson. Lee is a strong 17-3 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Al Iaquinta, meanwhile, last fought in April, when he stepped in on short notice to battle Khabib Nurmagomedov for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Iaquinta lost this fight by unanimous decision, which halted an impressive five-fight win-streak. 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