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First Look- Iaquinta vs. Masvidal

Posted by MattPel on March 31, 2015

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Jorge Masvidal, Long Island, Matt Pellicane, MMA, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, UFC, UFC Fight Night 63, Wantagh. 1 Comment

The Mixed Martial Arts world is filled with competitors who like Al Iaquinta are hard working and humble. Fighters who do their talking once they step in the octagon. Who walk into a place and want to fly under the radar, go about their business, and aren’t looking for attention. Then there’s Jorge Masvidal. A fighter who has shown over the past few weeks that he likes to talk, and not very intelligently.

This Saturday Iaquinta(11-3-1) will take on Masvidal(28-8) in the Co Main event at UFC Fight Night 63 in a rare Saturday day event. The fight which is headlined by Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas will take place in Fairfax Virginia at The Patriot Center. Iaquinta fills in for former lightweight champion Benson Henderson who recently bumped up to welterweight. Continue Reading

Fight Night- Iaquinta vs. Lauzon

Posted by MattPel on January 31, 2015

Posted in: Al Iaquinta. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Joe Lauzon, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Ray Longo, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, Ultimate Fighter. 2 Comments

Once again Iaquinta Nation it’s fight night. Tonight Live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas it will be Al Iaquinta taking on Joe Lauzon in a highly anticipated light weight battle. Several MMA analysts as well as fight fans have Raging Al as the underdog in this fight. That’s just fine by Iaquinta, who thrives on being in the underdog position. Iaquinta respects the fact that Lauzon is a tough opponent. “He’s a fan favorite, people enjoy watching him fight.” Iaquinta said. “To put up a good performance against him would put me right where I need to be.” Iaquinta will look to cement that message to fight fans tonight at UFC 183. Continue Reading

Iaquinta looks to roll on at UFC 183

Posted by MattPel on January 21, 2015

Posted in: Al Iaquinta. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Anderson Silva, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Matt Serra, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Ray Longo, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, Ultimate Fighter. 9 Comments

Confidence. It’s one of the most important attributes a fighter can bring into the octagon. The battle can be drawing that fine line between confident and cocky. One of the most important keys to Al Iaquinta’s knock out over Ross Pearson was just that. Confident, but never cocky. The other? This isn’t a fighter who should be taken lightly. He isn’t anyones stepping stone in this division. In his past two fights “Raging” Al has shown he brings knock out power to the table. In less then two weeks he’ll look to bring that same knock out power against Joe Lauzon at UFC 183. Continue Reading

Fight Night- Iaquinta vs. Damm

Posted by MattPel on September 5, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, FOX, Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Rodrigo Damm, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, UFC Fight Night. 1 Comment

Once again Iaquinta Nation, it’s Fight Night. Tonight LIVE from the Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Al Iaquinta will take on Rodrigo Damm in what will be a very important match up for both fighters. The younger Iaquinta will come in looking to bounce back against a tough Brazilian opponent in Rodrigo Damm. Iaquinta has rebounded well following a loss so far in his career, something he hasn’t had to deal with very often. “I guess it’s one of those things you have to chalk up to experience” Iaquinta said discussing his loss to Mitch Clarke in May. “Some guys don’t get caught, and I have to become one of those guys.” Iaquinta went on “ That guy shouldn’t have lasted the first round with me.” Continue Reading

First Look- Iaquinta vs. Damm

Posted by MattPel on August 29, 2014

Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, FOX, Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Matt Serra, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC. 1 Comment

On September 5th Al Iaquinta(8-3-1) will step back into the octagon against Rodrigo Damm(12-7). The fight will take place at Foxwoods Resorts and Casino in Connecticut as well as LIVE on Fox Sports 1. Both Iaquinta and Damm will enter the fight with a bit of a chip on their shoulders, both coming off somewhat surprising losses. Iaquinta being chocked out via D’Arce by Mitch Clarke, and Damm lossing to Rashid Magomedov by unanimous decision. Before that, both fighters we’re riding respected win streaks that came to a halt. Look for Iaquinta and Damm to both be highly motivated and looking to get back into the win column at UFC Fight Night 50. Continue Reading

Fight Night- Iaquinta vs. Clarke

Posted by MattPel on May 22, 2014

Posted in: Iaquinta Nation. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, UFC 173, Ultimate Fighter. Leave a comment

Once again Iaquinta Nation it’s fight night(forgive this post for being a few days early but I’m off to Vegas and will be without a computer for a few days). Kicking off this Saturday’s Fox Sports 1 Prelims will be Al Iaquinta taking on Mitch Clarke. Iaquinta comes in with a three fight win streak, and has shown how much his skill set has improved since his year layoff following TUF Live. Clarke who has had a difficult time staying healthy himself, will square off against a focused and motivated Iaquinta.

Fight after fight Iaquinta has been able to dominate each fighter he’s faced. He fought smart, efficiently, and out worked each of his respected opponents. Fight by fight he has been faced with different challenges and was able to come out victorious each time. Very quietly, some seemed to feel, Al beat some very tough young opponents. Continue Reading

First Look- Iaquinta vs. Clarke

Posted by MattPel on May 19, 2014

Posted in: Iaquinta Nation. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Ray Longo, Serra Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, UFC 173, Ultimate Fighter. Leave a comment

Fight week is finally here. This Saturday Al Iaquinta will take on Mitch Clarke at UFC 173, live on Fox Sports 1 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Iaquinta will look to improve his win streak to four in a row against the Brazilian jui-jitsu brown belt. Clarke enters the fight coming off a unanimous decision win against John Maguire. The fight which will kick off the UFC Prelims which will set the tone for what has the makings to be an exciting Memorial Day weekend card. Iaquinta looks to send a message to fight fans as well as all of UFC that he’s the fighter in the light weight division to look out for. Clarke enters the fight looking to build some momentum of his own against a very tough and motivated Iaquinta. Continue Reading

NEW Iaquinta Nation Shirts

Posted by MattPel on May 9, 2014

Posted in: Iaquinta Nation. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Ray Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, Ultimate Fighter. 1 Comment

We are very happy to announce that our new Iaquinta Nation red V-Neck T shirts are in stock! The shirts are the same as the original but are now offered in an athletic V neck T-Shirt. All shirts are $30 and range from sizes S-XXL. Fight night is just about two weeks away. Don’t hesitate and buy this great new shirt today! Contact me directly or at MattPellicane@gmail.com to place an order. We appreciate you doing your part to represent Al for his upcoming fight. Welcome back the warm weather with this great new Iaquinta Nation shirt.

Get your Monday dosage of Al Iaquinta

Posted by MattPel on February 3, 2014

Posted in: Iaquinta Nation. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Ray Longo, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, UFC 169, Ultimate Fighter. Leave a comment

Here’s a few post fight weekend links to check out to help you get through this snow day. Once again Al want’s to thank everyone for the support. Thank you to everyone who made it down to the Prudential Center on Saturday. Keep checking here throughout the week for more post fight coverage from Iaquinta vs. Lee

A lot of people have been asking for a link to the fight. UFC is pretty good at regulating people posting videos but here’s one full fight video I was able to find. Watch it while you can it may not be available for too long.

Follow that up with Al’s post fight media interview to hear his thoughts on the fight, and then cap it off with a great article from our friend Mark La Monica over at Newsday. Enjoy!

Another win for Iaquinta at UFC 169

Posted by MattPel on February 2, 2014

Posted in: Iaquinta Nation. Tagged: Al Iaquinta, Iaquinta Nation, Matt Pellicane, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Team Iaquinta, TUF, UFC, UFC 169, Ultimate Fighter. 2 Comments

Another tough fight, another win for Al Iaquinta(8-2-1) last night at UFC 169. After a strong first round Iaquinta ran into a little bit of trouble in the second. Kevin Lee was able to secure Iaquinta’s back and lock in a rear naked choke. Al spent most of that round defending and was able to eventually work his way out of the dangerous position. The third round Iaquinta came out clearly on a mission, knowing he had lost the previous round. His dominance late in the fight lead him right to another unanimous decision victory to kick off the UFC Prelims. Continue Reading

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