Pros react to Al Iaquinta’s withdrawal from bout with Justin Gaethje

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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