A. Iaquinta asked for a rematch with 'Eagle'. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook aliaquinta
To the fifth won Kevin Lee by unanimous decision in a rematch in the main fight of UFC Milwaukee on Saturday (15). After winning 'Motown Phenom' for the second time, the American is already thinking about his future in the organization. Still inside the octagon, he asked for a rematch with the lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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The meeting between the two took place in April this year at UFC 223. On that occasion, the Russian won by unanimous decision and won the lightweight belt. However, Iaquinta accepted the confrontation with just one day's notice and replaced Max Holloway.
“If Conor thinks he's going to get a rematch before me, I think he's crazy. I'm the guy if he (Khabib) wants a rematch. With no immediate rematch for him (McGregor), he tapped. I put up with it like a man with a week in advance, he had all the time in the world to prepare, and he wanted a way out,” said Iaquinta.
However, the future of Khabib and McGregor remains uncertain after the widespread fight at UFC 229. The trial of the two fighters at the Nevada Athletic Commission was postponed and should only take place in 2019. Therefore, both remain preventively suspended. That's why, To the fifth also offered to face Tony Ferguson.
“I think Ferguson is the guy. I think I'm the perfect marriage of styles to beat him. If there's a problem, he's a guy I'd like to face. (…) He gets hurt a lot in fights and reacts. I think I finish fights better than the guys he faced, I think I finish the mission against Ferguson – said the New Yorker in a press conference after the fight”, said Al.
To the fifth He has 19 fights on his record, with 14 victories, four setbacks and one unsuccessful fight. Before being defeated by Khabib in April, the American was on a five-fight winning streak in Ultimate.
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