There are levels to the type of message Al Iaquinta wants to deliver to the UFC, and several were in play at various moments on Saturday night.
First, there open-to-interpretation message that occurred in the Octagon following his first-round knockout of Diego Sanchez in the UFC Fight Night 108 co-main event on Saturday night.
“The sooner the UFC realizes that I’m the man, the better,” Iaquinta said.
Iaquinta’s pride was understandable, considering he had just become the second Sanchez opponent to ever stop “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner with strikes inside the cage.