BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Not that you’d expect him to say otherwise, but Matt Serra likes Al Iaquinta ’s chances of pulling off a huge upset against Khabib Nurmagomedov on last-minute notice tomorrow at UFC 223. After Max Holloway was deemed unfit to compete and pulled from the card , Iaquinta (13-3-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) agreed to step in and fight Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in the lightweight headliner. Iaquinta was already booked to fight Paul Felder on the card but takes a giant step up to face the unbeaten Russian. Serra, a former UFC welterweight champion and one of Iaquinta’s primary coaches, knows exactly what it’s like to pull off a major upset. UFC 223 comes on the 11-year anniversary of his stunning knockout of Georges St-Pierre at UFC 69 , and Serra has the utmost confidence his pupil can repeat the feat
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