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It wasn’t an easy night at work for Al Iaquinta on Saturday. He suffered a decisive loss to Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 9, putting his UFC lightweight title aspirations on hold for the time being.
Iaquinta (14-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Cerrone (36-11 MMA, 23-8 UFC) in the headlining bout from Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, getting bloodied and dropped multiple times over the course of the five-round contest.
The heart and durability of Iaquinta was on display in the octagon, but it’s far from the result he wanted as he looked to build his way toward a rematch with current 155-pound champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.
What does the loss mean for Iaquinta? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on his future.
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