As long as I'm healthy, I told myself I was going to fight as much as I could. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
Every fight is a little step up, a step up in opponent notoriety and quality. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I've given up on the UFC getting behind me. So I'm just getting behind myself. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I'm focused on freaking punching people and taking them down and ground and pound and submission. That's the stuff I'm focused on,… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
Dana White has done a lot for this sport, but he's not gotten one injury from this sport. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
It's crazy that a real estate agent on Long Island can make their show money for headlining a five-round fight against a… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
That's what happens. You knock people out, and then you get people ranked ahead of you. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
The top-15 in the UFC, anyone can beat anyone. It's just style matchups and who shows up on a particular day. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I don't fight for the UFC. I fight for myself, I fight for my team, for my family. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I was just like a loose cannon. I was just wild, man. I was really just a wild, wild, strong wrestler with… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I feel like my whole life stops when I fight. I feel like my whole life is just dedicated to fighting. I'm… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I'm independent. The rest of these guys they love the UFC so much, and the UFC is awesome, I love fighting for… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I refuse nothing less than knocking out Tony Ferguson if that fight gets made. You know, as dumb as he is, maybe… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
The first fight I saw was back at UFC 53, I got like $250 tickets, which back then got you real close… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
There's nothing I enjoyed more than fighting. When I hurt my knee and I thought my career was over, that was a… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
There are so many things that go into a fight. My physical health, my mental health, whether I feel like I'm being… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to beat 'Cowboy' and then I was going to be right up there, top-3 for a title… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I took time out of my life to set myself up to where I don't have to suck up to anybody, and… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
When I have a fight, I look towards that date as, like, 'That's the day I'm gonna die' or something. That's it.… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
To get a good training camp, you've got to bring people in. You've got to pay. You've got to do this and… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I hit people, I've hit everybody. I had a tough time hitting him, and when I did hit him, it didn't have… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I want to fight Tony Ferguson. I want to fight Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I don't have the name. I'm not the former champ. I'm not this or that, but I think I'm just as tough… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I would feel very disrespected as a champion if they were putting a belt on someone else in my weight class. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
The UFC doesn't make me. I make them. We make them. That's what no one understands. No one gets it. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I train to be dominant the whole fight. But when the going gets tough, I can push through it. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
When I tell people I'm fighting Ross Pearson, they know who he is. So when I get this win, they're gonna know… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
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… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I used to like the anesthesia. It was like my favorite part of the whole thing, the 10 seconds before you go out. You… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I don't really look at the rankings. That doesn't really hold too much water with me. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
To be ranked No. 10 in the world, in anything, you know how to get good at whatever you do. If I put that… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
A lot of people lose to the guys that I've lost to, and they get almost like it deflates them and it sends them… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I love fighting for the UFC. It's the best organization in the world with the best fighters in the world. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
At this point, I should be a physical therapist myself. I think I can do knee surgeries. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I'll purposely break routine to tell myself you work too hard for any superstition or dumb stuff to affect what the outcome is. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
I would feel very disrespected as a champion if they were putting a belt on someone else in my weight class. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
The top-15 in the UFC, anyone can beat anyone. It's just style matchups and who shows up on a particular day. — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image