Opportunities for a fighter to progress are frequently lost and found because of injury and additional circumstance, which has created an environment where those who are ready to step up to seize the moment can find tremendous benefit in the risks that are taken.
Al Iaquinta's ambitions for bigger things have been "raging" since he arrived to the UFC in 2012, and the Serra-Longo representative has spent the past three years taking full advantage of whatever has come his way.
Over that stretch, the 28-year-old lightweight has climbed the ranks of one of the deepest divisions under the UFC banner, and his current four-fight winning streak is a major factor behind his continued rise in the 155-pound fold.