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Wrestling Quotes by Al Iaquinta

50 Wrestling quotes by Al Iaquinta

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He feels his whole life stops when he steps into the cage, dedicating everything to fighting. Iaquinta says he wants to face anyone ranked above him and believes that any top‑15 fighter can beat another on a given day. He also notes that fighting reveals a person's true character.

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I fight, a little extra money. That's all it is.

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

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I would love to fight at Madison Square Garden.

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

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I want to fight Tony Ferguson. I want to fight Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier.

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I want everybody to be the champion that I beat.

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There's more to life than just being a UFC fighter.

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I want to fight anybody ranked above me.

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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…

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I train to be dominant the whole fight. But when the going gets tough, I can push through it.

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The UFC doesn't make me. I make them. We make them. That's what no one understands. No one gets it.

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I would feel very disrespected as a champion if they were putting a belt on someone else in my weight class.

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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…

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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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I have my real-estate career. I'm set with that. So, if I want to fight, I'll fight.

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This is where I want to be: Main event, Justin Gaethje, guy is tough as nails but he's not unbeatable.

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The UFC needs a person like me, because I love this sport and Dana - I don't know if he loves this…

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When I have a fight coming up, I'm like on point. So I get a good schedule, regimen and like nothing matters…

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I know Bobby Green has the potential to be a tough guy. He has some skills that are very good. He has…

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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.…

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I'd tell you one thing: if I thought I was up two rounds, and they flashed the scorecards in-between the second and…

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Ask Dana White about a union. He'll come with the same answer every time. 'Oh, well they can't unionize because they're independent…

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That's the beauty of fighting sports, the fighters need to go out there without really knowing if they're winning, if they're losing,…

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There are so many things that go into a fight. My physical health, my mental health, whether I feel like I'm being…

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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…

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I hit people, I've hit everybody. I had a tough time hitting him, and when I did hit him, it didn't have…

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

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As long as I'm healthy, I told myself I was going to fight as much as I could.

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

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

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I fought Khabib and I went all five rounds.

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

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I've got to keep fighting inside the cage and out.

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I made more money selling real estate when I had a fight coming up.

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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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I think Kevin Lee, he's big, he's strong, he's a good wrestler. But his stand up is not there, he's stiff.

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The top-15 in the UFC, anyone can beat anyone. It's just style matchups and who shows up on a particular day.

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That's what happens. You knock people out, and then you get people ranked ahead of you.

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It's crazy that a real estate agent on Long Island can make their show money for headlining a five-round fight against a…

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Dana White has done a lot for this sport, but he's not gotten one injury from this sport.

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I don't really look at the rankings. That doesn't really hold too much water with me.

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There's more to life than just being a UFC fighter.

I want to fight anybody ranked above me.

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

At this point, I should be a physical therapist myself. I think I can do knee surgeries.

I'll purposely break routine to tell myself you work too hard for any superstition or dumb stuff to affect what the outcome is.

I would feel very disrespected as a champion if they were putting a belt on someone else in my weight class.

The top-15 in the UFC, anyone can beat anyone. It's just style matchups and who shows up on a particular day.

I fought in Australia before against Ross Pearson, who is kind of an adopted Australian. I think he lives most of his time spent…

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 a fighter,…

Am I going to be able to walk up a flight of stairs with my kids when I'm older? Am I going to be…

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