{"id":314879,"date":"2019-05-28T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T23:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=314879"},"modified":"2019-05-28T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T23:07:57","slug":"al-iaquinta-details-injuries-he-sustained-against-donald-cerrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/al-iaquinta-details-injuries-he-sustained-against-donald-cerrone\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Iaquinta details injuries he sustained against Donald Cerrone"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the main event of UFC Ottawa, Al Iaquinta was looking to secure his second career title opportunity by defeating Donald Cerrone. The 32-year-old Long Island native was riding high after\u00a0beating Kevin Lee<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n

However, the fight didn’t go Iaquinta’s way and he ended up losing by unanimous decision<\/a>. Not only did he lose, but “Raging Al” was badly cut open and his leg was badly bruised as well. Now, a few weeks later, he spoke about the injuries he suffered in his scrap with \u2018Cowboy\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI broke my nose, I fractured my (right) orbital bone and had some deep bruising on my legs because of those kicks,\u201d Al Iaquinta said on Ariel Helwani\u2019s MMA Show<\/a> (as transcribed by MMA Junkie<\/a>). “(The bruising from the kicks) was brutal. I\u2019m just finally starting to be able to move around. It took its toll. That won\u2019t happen again, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the fight, Iaquinta could tell he broke not only his nose but also his orbital bone. Those injuries impacted his vision and slowed him down in the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hit me with a stiff jab that I don\u2019t know if it broke my nose, it cut my nose open,\u201d Al Iaquinta said. \u201cHe hit me with a bunch of shots so it could have been any one. He did cut me open; that could\u2019ve been the one. I think it was somewhere in the third round where he caught me in the eye, the third or the fourth round. It definitely affected my vision, and it definitely was something tough to fight through. But it is what it is. I train to be in those situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Iaquinta believes he should have won the fight, but just failed to perform up to his capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had every opportunity to win the fight, and I should\u2019ve, but I didn\u2019t,\u201d Iaquinta said. \u201cHe beat the (expletive) out of me the way a veteran gets it done. He\u2019s good, man. He\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0BJPenn.com<\/a>\u00a0on 5\/28\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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