![]() ![]() “I know I’m nearing the end of my career soon,” Felder said. The opportunity to further his brand is there, should he win, and the risk – should he lose – is low. Having openly contemplated MMA retirement recently, Felder views the fight as a no-lose situation. I’m not taking beatings in sparring like I normally do, but I’m still staying technically sharp and staying very fit, so we’ll see.” I’m excited to do another five rounds, especially with somebody like RDA. “If you’re going to do a main event, I want to do it right. Felder indicated he was enthused by the decision to keep the fight scheduled for the full 25 minutes. Unlike many other last-minute main event changes, Felder vs. Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night 182 on Saturday That was one of the things: ‘Do you think you can make it?’ It’s not going to be fun, but I’m going to make it.”īrendan Allen gets quick rebooking vs. But I know with main events, if possible, they like to keep it at the weight class. “Obviously, we talked about catchweights. ![]() “I think he really wants to be fighting the top guys at 155 to make his comeback and give himself a chance,” Felder said. According to Felder, dos Anjos was focused on making his mark at lightweight and made it a set-in-stone stipulation the fight would take place there. So why not take a catchweight? Both Felder and dos Anjos (30-13 MMA, 18-11 UFC) have competed at welterweight in the past, though they reside mostly at 155 pounds. With some time and water-loading and dehydration, I’ll be fine.” While he’s not in lightweight territory quite yet, Felder revealed he has to cut between 14 and 23 pounds before Friday’s official weigh-ins. Usually walking around near 200 pounds, Felder slimmed down in recent weeks in preparation for an upcoming triathlon. The timing couldn’t have been better for Felder. You’re fighting a legend,'” Felder said in an interview with ESPN late Monday night. “I thought about it, and I decided with everything going on in the world and all the sad things going on in people’s lives and losing their jobs and suffering, and we just lost Alex freaking Trebek to pancreatic cancer, I was like, ‘Man, you know you’re still 36. However, Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will step in to meet Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC Fight Night 182 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas – a bout he accepted Monday after Islam Makhachev’s withdrawal. When this week started, Paul Felder didn’t know if he’d ever step foot inside the UFC octagon again – but Saturday, he’ll do just that.Īccepting a five-round fight against a former UFC lightweight champion on five days’ notice isn’t common among MMA fighters. ![]()
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