Al Iaquinta Quotes

Al Iaquinta

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : April 30, 1987

I'm not reliant on the UFC. I can do what I want to do.

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I feel like my whole life stops when I fight. I feel like my whole life is just dedicated to fighting. I'm not like evolving.

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I love fighting, but I'm not gonna ruin my body.

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I used to think you go in, get surgery, and get fixed, and you're good. Doesn't always work like that. It's a big risk to everything.

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I focus on myself and I focus on getting better everyday.

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I had a knee surgery coming off 'The Ultimate Fighter,' which went pretty good and it held up for a while.

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I fought Khabib and I went all five rounds.

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I've learned that I have to have something, even if it's a silly grappling tournament. Even if it's a small one, I know that I'm gonna come in in shape for it, I'm gonna have a goal set and that's gonna keep me on the right track.

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When I tell people I'm fighting Ross Pearson, they know who he is. So when I get this win, they're gonna know who I am.

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Paul Felder and I were supposed to fight in the past.

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Fighting brings out people. You can see what people are made of.

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I've given up on the UFC getting behind me. So I'm just getting behind myself.

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My end goal in life is the spend six months of the year in Long Island and the second it gets a little too cold, I go to my future house in Australia and I spend the summer there.

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Every fight is a little step up, a step up in opponent notoriety and quality.

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I love fighting for the UFC. It's the best organization in the world with the best fighters in the world.

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There's a reason I'm where I'm at. Guys like Bobby Green don't train where I'm at. They get weeded out real quick. Guys like Chris Weidman, guys like Aljamain Sterling, guys like myself, don't train where he's at, because we're way too smart for that.

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There's no one that can solve a problem within 15 minutes as good as I can.

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I'm independent. The rest of these guys they love the UFC so much, and the UFC is awesome, I love fighting for the UFC, but they have their best interests at heart. I now have my best interests at heart.

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I don't fight for the UFC. I fight for myself, I fight for my team, for my family.

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Dana White has no power over me. That guy has zero power over me.

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