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Support Serra Longo at Ring of Combat Friday

Posted by MattPel on June 12, 2012
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If your free this Friday Night take a ride down to The Tropicana in Atlantic City for this weekends Ring of Combat. Al’s Serra Longo teammates James Jenkins and Eddie “Truck” Gordon will be fighting in their respected weight divisions, both for a Ring of Combat tittle. Jenkins(5-0) will take on Guillermo Serment(3-3) for the feather weight title, while Gordon(4-0) will be fighting Carlos Brooks(4-1) for the light heavy weight tittle. Best of luck to both of those guys in their fights this weekend. Ring of Combat, where Al has fought several times is run by promoter Lou Neglia. If you’ve never been to a Ring of Combat event it’s worth taking a trip Atlantic City, there’s always some great fights. If you have some time this weekend come down and support The Serra Longo fight team.

T-Shirts and Interview Questions

Posted by MattPel on June 10, 2012
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Hey everyone. Keep your eyes open for a lot of great stuff coming up on Iaquinta Nation in the next few weeks. Lots of exciting and entertaining things are on the way, including a Welcome Back party for Al at McCann’s. Look forward to hearing a lot more from Al directly on the blog from now on as well. In the next two weeks were going to be ordering more T-Shirts as well as tank tops for the summer. If you’re interested in buying shirts or tank tops contact Al or myself and let us know. Al’s contact information can be found above, and you can feel free to contact me on Twitter , Facebook, or at Mpellica@nyit.edu Thank you all for wearing the shirts proudly and representing Iaquinta Nation and Team Serra Longo.

In about a week Al and I will be doing a sit down video interview. If you have any questions you’d like Al to answer in that interview send them my way and he’ll be happy to answer them. We look forward to hearing some of your questions.

-Matt Pellicane

 

 

Ring Fever comes to McCann’s

Posted by MattPel on June 8, 2012
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Last Friday night our friends over at Ring Fever came down to McCanns. They got a great look into the overwhelming support Iaquinta Nation has shown for Al throughout this season. Watch the video Ring Fever put together from that night HERE. See some great footage from the bar that night, and hear from some of Al’s friends and family who couldn’t be prouder of him and all his hard work. Again thank you for all the support. Enjoy the video and keep your eyes open for a welcome back party for Al at McCanns in the next week or two.

Take a look at Al in this season of TUF

Posted by MattPel on June 7, 2012
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The great job by Al Iaquinta on this season of TUF can’t be talked about enough this week. It’s been awesome watching him every Friday this season . UFC photographers have been great in capturing all the action as it unfolded.  Here’s a look at some pictures of Al’s hard work, determination, and some great moments from the past three months. All photos are property of the UFC.

 

Will TUF Live Change Schedule?

Posted by MattPel on June 5, 2012
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Check out THIS interesting article about the scheduling of this year’s season of the Ultimate Fighter. For the first time in the show’s history each fight was live each week. Not only did this keep the fighters away for an extended period of time(fighters used to be required to be away for only 6 weeks) but made for an aggressive fight schedule down the stretch. Iaquinta for example had to fight three weeks in a row, a tough task to ask of any fighter. It will be interesting to see what changes Dana White will make to the format of the show come next season. Thank you to our friends over at Ring Fever for sending this article my way.

Iaquinta’s run ends, A bright future ahead

Posted by MattPel on June 4, 2012
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In life we all set goals for ourselves. We set them high, work hard, and do everything in our power to be successful. Sometimes that success comes with great sacrifice. It may mean a dramatic change in your life. It could mean taking time away from friends, family, and loved ones to work on accomplishing those goals. Unfortunately sometimes life can be tough and you can get thrown a curveball. Sometimes as hard as you work things just don’t always go according to plan. It’s frustrating, it’s unfair, and sometimes it’s heart breaking. What we all have to remember is achieving a goal isn’t always easy. We all get knocked down sometimes. The most important thing is getting back up, and continuing to embark on that journey, following your heart, and continuing to strive to accomplish all those goals. Yes, Friday night Al Iaquinta got knocked down, but believe me when I tell you he’ll be right back up, working even harder. Al Iaquinta isn’t going anywhere, he’s going to be in this business for a long time. Continue Reading

Fight Night- Iaquinta vs. Chiesa

Posted by MattPel on May 31, 2012
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It’s (almost) fight Night with Al Iaquinta taking on Mike Chiesa in the TUF Finale. I know this post is a day early but I’m heading to Vegas today and wasn’t sure how much I’d be able to do from my iPhone. I’m excited to go to Vegas with about 15-20 of my friends to see Al in the TUF Finale. I’ll give as many updates as I can on here or on my TWITTER account. Look for full coverage and fight recap once I’m back home Monday. Continue Reading

TUF Finale – Iaquinta vs. Chiesa Preview

Posted by MattPel on May 30, 2012
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It’s been three long months but this Friday Night will conclude this season of the Ultimate Fighter TUF Live. It will be Al Iaquinta against his former Team Faber teammate Mike Chiesa in what has the makings of a great final fight to cap off the show. Both fighters have worked hard and overcome different types of adversity to get to this point. It’s been great for all of Iaquinta Nation to come along for the ride, supporting Al every step of the way. We’ve all felt like we’ve been right in there with him every single fight.
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Iaquinta Nation’s 100th Post

Posted by MattPel on May 30, 2012
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This is the 100th post on Iaquinta Nation. I know I’ve done this a lot this week but once again I want to thank everyone not only for their support for Al, but reading and supporting this blog every day. I also want to thank Al for giving me the opportunity to do this. It’s been my pleasure to work on his blog and cover everything that’s been going on with him throughout this season of TUF. It’s been a great way to keep everyone in the loop about everything that’s been going on over the past three months. It’s allowed me, as well as the rest of you to come along for the ride and be there every step of the way with Al throughout this journey. I’ve always enjoyed writing and this has been a great way for me to get back to doing that. It never felt like I was doing work. I was fortunate enough to be writing something about a sport I really enjoy as well as one of my best friends. Congratulations to Al on his success this season, and being one step closer to his goal of winning a UFC contract. As far as this blog, please continue reading because the best is yet to come.

-Matt Pellicane