Al Iaquinta has some thoughts about Conor McGregor and the current “money fight” trend among fighters today.

With the record-breaking numbers that UFC 229 did, a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is almost inevitable. McGregor does intend to avenge his loss, and has no problem fighting the next in line to get there.

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But for Al Iaquinta, McGregor is not warranted a title shot, and should never have been.

“I don’t see him ever getting that title shot again, unless it’s just a money thing,” Iaquinta said.

“It’s a shame that he might get fights just because of the purse that he brings. Because he’s totally non-deserving of anything near a title shot. I don’t think he ever was.”

Iaquinta says McGregor will need to get through him first if he wants a rematch with the champion.

“Conor, he was talking about an immediate rematch, but I think he’s gotta fight somebody. And who else would he fight besides me?

“We have a common opponent in Khabib. I went to distance on a day’s notice. He had all the time in the world to prepare and he tapped out?”

Both McGregor and Khabib are still waiting on their sanctions from the post-fight brawl that transpired, which would be discussed at the Nevada Commission meeting on January 29th.