Al Iaquinta: I've worked too hard to let anything stand in my way
Posted on June 1, 2012, 12:17 PM by Mike DrahotaTUF Finale participant Al Iaquinta touches on tonight's pivotal bout in an interview with MMA30tv.com. He shows great respect for his opponent Michael Chiesa, and states that they learned a lot from each other. With that said, he knows that this will be the biggest fight of his life, and will be ready to knock his teammate out. He touches on his training and being able to finally use a phone after being shut off from the world. Iaquinta has shown a great well-rounded game throughout the season of The Ultimate Fighter: Live, benefitting from the tutelage of former WEC champion Urijah Faber. He appears humble, grounded, and focused heading into tonight's finale.
Further Reading: The Ultimate Fighter 15 Live Finale: Weigh-in Video and Results
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Decent fighter and I'm pretty confident he will win, IMO the fighter who can go the furthest from this season.
Idk, I think if Justin lawrence works his ground game more he might have a pretty promising career. Al's a good fighter but I think a lot of people underestimate chiesa. I think he'll go a long way with his mental toughness. I know he was real emotional and cried a lot but he kept it together better than I ever could have losing my father and having to be away from my family. Its going to be interesting to see how it all plays out.