Al Iaquinta: Dana White has zero power over me

[Wild]

UFC lightweight contender Al Iaquinta is once again displeased with top management. A week ago, “Ragin Al’” put UFC president Dana White on blast for the company’s plan to move the weigh-in time from the early morning back to its original schedule at 4 pm.

In a recent interview with ESPN, Iaquinta remains defiant about the intended schedule change.

”I’m going to weigh-in and then I’m going to start eating,” Iaquinta said. “I signed a contract under the assumption we are weighing in in the morning, so we are. There will be no afternoon weigh-in, 100 percent.”

”Dana is out of line, and this is the last straw. They’ve never seen anyone like me. I will do everything in my power to make sure this is…


UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta: Dana White has zero power over me

 

[Wild]

Encourage people to read the entire article. Al is not fucking around anymore.

 

[SuperPig]

I pretty much love him.

He's a sharp guy even though he sounds like an idiot which makes it that much better.

 

[silentsinger]

If he signed a contract which specified that, then he’s in the right. Hope he checked the small print or he’ll look like a right knob.

 

[FrankieNYC]

If he signed a contract which specified that, then he’s in the right. Hope he checked the small print or he’ll look like a right knob.

He admitted that he signed under the "assumption", so that means it was not in the contract

 

[Filthy]

”I’ve got to keep fighting inside the cage and out,” Iaquinta said. “The UFC needs a person like me, because I love this sport, and Dana -- I don’t know if he loves this anymore. I think he’s just addicted to the spotlight and making it all about him.”

”The more Dana White gets in front of a mic, the stronger we get. The more he opens his mouth, the more [Project Spearhead] forms we fill out.

 

[Ted Williams' head]

Al Iaquinta refuses to be fucked in the ass.

 

[Filthy]

and one-time weigh-ins are bullshit. Weight-cutting is not MMA.

 

[FrankieNYC]

”The more Dana White gets in front of a mic, the stronger we get. The more he opens his mouth, the more [Project Spearhead] forms we fill out.

Still amazed they haven't received 30% yet
Absolutely amazing

 

[kneeblock]

I'll be interested to see the confrontation that results from trying to force an early weigh in.

 

[Mix6APlix]

Good for him. Hes far from my favorite fighter, but I like his attitude. Similar to Colby imo.

 

[nuraknu]

Still amazed they haven't received 30% yet
Absolutely amazing

Yeah, but don't forget they've made it harder by bloating the roster. I haven't checked the latest numbers, though.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Yeah, but don't forget they've made it harder by bloating the roster. I haven't checked the latest numbers, though.

That shouldn't matter whatsoever
If you can't get 30% to sign a sig card, there is zero chance to get enough for a union (if it goes that far)

its insipid that 30% isn't a slam dunk this early in the process.

I don't get why fighters are not behind the initial process in droves.

 

[Wild]

Still amazed they haven't received 30% yet
Absolutely amazing

It’s unreal lol.

 

[FrankieNYC]

It’s unreal lol.

Here is the thing
Even if a fighter is anti-union, they can still get info (on whether they are truly IC's) & then vote no as far as a union
But they do not even want the info lol

 

[Wild]

Here is the thing
Even if a fighter is anti-union, they can still get info (on whether they are truly IC's) & then vote no as far as a union
But they do not even want the info lol

I’ve gotten to the point where I feel no sympathy for them at this point. Not signing these cards is totally asinine.

 

[KWingJitsu]

Damn. Hotel rooms & Dana White's driveway, look out!

 

[FrankieNYC]

I’ve gotten to the point where I feel no sympathy for them at this point. Not signing these cards is totally asinine.

If they don't want it (or info on it) then IDC

 

[SensoriaUtopia]

Here is the thing
Even if a fighter is anti-union, they can still get info (on whether they are truly IC's) & then vote no as far as a union
But they do not even want the info lol

It don't matter. Not really even an excuse. Just because the fighters do not have a union does not mean the UFC has to go above indecent in the amount of revenue they take compared to what they give the fighters. Sure the fighters would be better off if they had a union and a more central plan for the collective MMA, but the UFC still does not have to be overzealous and rip of the fighters, who is why we even have MMA.. Also is your statement actually true of every fighter or most fighters?

 

[mmadotcomisufcdotcom]

and one-time weigh-ins are bullshit. Weight-cutting is not MMA.

Unfortunately, IMO, weight cutting is MMA...best weight cutters end up champs, A. Silva, Rhona, woodley, barao, aldo, connor, eventually cyborg...list goes on and on. People who can drop the highest percentage of body weight and still operate at peak levels become champs in MMA. For years, to me at least, it has felt that a key part of being a champ in MMA entails an ability to drop more weight than 90% of the division.

 

[Dat Pre-HollyHolm Ronda $]

Encourage people to read the entire article. Al is not fucking around anymore.

Good article... See this is when I "care" about fighters getting a shitty deal.

When they show me that they care then I will care.

 

[FrankieNYC]

Good article... See this is when I "care" about fighters getting a shitty deal.

When they show me that they care then I will care.

Al is one you can count on to be vocal & "care"

 

[Mix6APlix]

Unfortunately, IMO, weight cutting is MMA...best weight cutters end up champs, A. Silva, Rhona, woodley, barao, aldo, connor, eventually cyborg...list goes on and on. People who can drop the highest percentage of body weight and still operate at peak levels become champs in MMA. For years, to me at least, it has felt that a key part of being a champ in MMA entails an ability to drop more weight than 90% of the division.

Severe weight cuts are stupid. Anyone who wants to complain about fighter safety should be against it. Edgar and Rumble prove this.

 

[silentsinger]

Severe weight cuts are stupid. Anyone who wants to complain about fighter safety should be against it. Edgar and Rumble prove this.

Anyone who cares about weight cuts should, simply, consider training harder so it doesn’t become an issue on weigh in day.

 

[silentsinger]

I’m so over this. Move up a weight. Don’t knacker yourself out to the point of not being able to get yourself on and off the scales and into a hotel lift without help.it’s an embarrassment.

This shit is what will put our sport in the press with a death.