“What I would like is to just be financially set to where, if I get hur...” — Al Iaquinta Quote

What I would like is to just be financially set to where, if I get hurt and I'm out for two years, I don't have to worry about teaching private lessons to pay my mortgage.

I train to be dominant the whole fight. But when the going gets tough, I can push through it.

Three judges are supposed to be objective, see the fight how it is.

I thought I was going to beat 'Cowboy' and then I was going to be right up there, top-3 for a title shot. He went on to fight Tony Ferguson and I thought that was going to be me. There were different plans. I learned a lot.

When I have a fight coming up, I'm like on point. So I get a good schedule, regimen and like nothing matters except for that day when I'm about to fight. Everything works out.

I realized I didn't need to go to work every day. I could work for the pleasure and the challenge, not for the mortgage payment.

I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage.

I got a mortgage at 17! I didn't even know you could get a mortgage at 17.

Opt for a fixed-rate rather than an adjustable-rate mortgage.

If you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-year mortgage, the cost is fixed.