When the UFC announced Al Iaquinta would be fighting Justin Gaethje on August 25, fans and fighters alike salivated at the prospect of another classic match up at 155-pounds.
The only problem, however, is that Iaquinta has decided that he won’t be taking part in the contest after all and has left the UFC looking for a replacement. Naturally, several of Iaquinta’s peers took to social media to react to the news.
Check out some of the reactions below:
Al Iaquinta has informed the UFC that he is not fighting Justin Gaethje on the 8/25 card in Lincoln, NE, Iaquinta told @espn. Undisclosed reasons. UFC is actively looking for a replacement to fight Gaethje in the main event, sources say.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 28, 2018
That punching bag Gaethje don't want these problems!! https://t.co/fqa92kRLgM
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 28, 2018
Me waiting on Sean Shelby to call me back.. pic.twitter.com/TnTwW9rumY
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 28, 2018
Was looking forward to that one
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) June 28, 2018
Me too
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 28, 2018
Drama in the comments section! Don’t worry Nebraska, I’ll save the card if these two don’t fight. #UFCLincoln https://t.co/ajQWhcad5O
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 28, 2018
Nebraska 🤔
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) June 28, 2018
Need a main event now? @lionheartsmith is up to any and all takers. So there’s that… 🤷🏻♂️ #UFCLincoln https://t.co/OamT4bSeFJ
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) June 28, 2018
They all backed out not me
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) June 28, 2018
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