Paul Felder explains how a text message to UFC matchmaker Joe Silva earned him Danny Castillo fight

LAS VEGAS — UFC lightweight Paul Felder talked to the media in attendance at UFC 182 on Saturday after his dramatic knockout win over Danny Castillo, how he earned the nickname ‘the Irish dragon’, his roots in Philadelphia and what he did to convince UFC matchmaker Joe Silva he was the right fighter for the job to fill in on late notice to face Castillo.