Earlier this week, top-seven lightweight talent Justin Gaethje said he was ‘f---ing pissed’ that he didn’t get to fight Al Iaquinta last year.
‘Raging Al’ and ‘The Highlight’ were expected to meet in the Octagon last August, but Iaquinta pulled out of the bout to renegotiate his UFC contract.
Gaethje went on to accept a fight against the lower-ranked James Vick while Iaquinta returned to the cage against former title challenger Kevin Lee. Both men were victorious, but Iaquinta surged past Gaethje in the rankings to land a spot in the top-five.
Gaethje is still itching for a fight against Iaquinta, but Al is no longer interested.