Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos No shocker here, but lightweight Al Iaquinta didn’t enjoy the UFC Athlete Retreat 2017. The one day he lasted, he came away less than impressed with the array of speakers and events scheduled for the all-hands meeting earlier this month in Las Vegas. “It was a weird atmosphere, having all these fighters and these guys like Kobe Bryant and Michael Strahan talking to everybody about investments and stuff like that,” Iaquinta (13-3-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) told MMAjunkie. “We’re not making anywhere near the money they’re making, so anything they were saying went right over everyone’s head.” Related UFC Athlete Retreat 2017: The best (and worst) from a wild weekend in Las Vegas Overall, Iaquinta felt speakers were “talking down” to fighters when they attempted to dispense advice. He also was skeptical about the intentions of the promotion’s new ownership, which mingled with fighters throughout the weekend. “I think (UFC co-owner) Ari Emanuel, he was trying to be one of us, but he’ll never be one of us,” Iaquinta said.
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Al Iaquinta says UFC summit speakers talked down to fighters, explains sudden departure – MMA Junkie