Tag: Paul Felder

Karyn Bryant & Paul Felder Defend Post-Fight Interview With Justin Gaethje

Justin Gaethje was upset with Karyn Bryant and Paul Felder following his first-round knockout of Edson Barboza in the main event of UFC Philadelphia. According to both Bryant and Felder, they were just doing their job. “The Irish Dragon” was quick to point out that he had called for the winner of the UFC Philadelphia […]

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Justin Gaethje was upset with Karyn Bryant and Paul Felder following his first-round knockout of Edson Barboza in the main event of UFC Philadelphia.

According to both Bryant and Felder, they were just doing their job. “The Irish Dragon” was quick to point out that he had called for the winner of the UFC Philadelphia main event last month when he defeated James Vick.

“If I didn’t people would say I didn’t have the balls to say it to his face,” he wrote on Twitter. “Well I do and I did. He is a stud! And I want to fight the best.”

Indeed, Felder did call is shot while standing next to Jon Anik in the middle of the Octagon during his post-fight interview last month. Take a look see for yourself.

Felder is still a bit new to the analyst role, and as such he sought out his producers‘ opinion before proposing a possible fight with Gaethje. Once he got the thumbs up, Felder didn’t think any more about the legitimacy of his question.

“I feel like what I did was more respectful, because I mentioned his name,” Felder said. “His name has come out of my mouth when he’s not around, so when he’s there, it would be unprofessional and cowardly of me to not say the same thing to his face that I had already said on camera with the UFC.”

Felder made it clear that he isn’t mad at Gaethje for his perceived slight, however, the hateful tweets he has been getting seem to be coming from a misguided place.

“I get where Justin is coming from,” he said. “It’s just everybody else that needs to shut the (expletive) up. Justin is a fighter. He just knocked out an opponent – I might be like, ‘Hey, let me have my moment.’ That’s fine for him.”

“I had to do what I had to do, and he’s going to react the way he’s going to react. I have no problem with him being like, ‘They tried to steal my moment.’ Maybe we got a little carried away when it kept going on. But I just wanted to say, ‘I’d love to fight you. It’s going to happen now, or it’s going to happen later.’ That’s the part that I don’t see how it could be a big deal.”

Bryant indicated that the questions about matchmaking were initiated by the UFC. During the interview, Bryant brought up the rankings and how Felder and Gaethje’s names are right next to each other. It created a bit of an odd moment but Bryant insists it wasn’t malicious.

Gaethje was quick to point out his displeasure with the rankings.

“Now it is (at No. 8) because they keep dropping me down after winning,” Gaethje said.

Bryant replied, “You’re telling me that his spinning elbows and your style of fight wouldn’t make for…”

“You like this guy don’t you?” Gaethje continued. “Don’t get him beat up.”

“C’mon, now,” Felder interjected.

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Paul Felder Details Horrific Collapsed Lung Injury

They don’t come much tougher than Paul Felder. The rising lightweight defeated James Vick in the co-main event of UFC Phoenix on February 17. But “The Irish Dragon” suffered some pretty significant damage from a knee to the abdomen late in the third round. “As soon as he hit me, I was like, holy sh*t, […]

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They don’t come much tougher than Paul Felder.

The rising lightweight defeated James Vick in the co-main event of UFC Phoenix on February 17. But “The Irish Dragon” suffered some pretty significant damage from a knee to the abdomen late in the third round.

“As soon as he hit me, I was like, holy sh*t, that was a hard knee,” Felder said on The MMA Hour. “And I knew it was like 20 seconds left, I was looking at the clock. I thought I was ahead. I was like, ‘Man, just don’t let this dude knock you out, just don’t let this dude knock you out.’ Literally, all I was thinking.”

Felder knew he was in trouble as soon as the knee connected. However, he just thought it was some cracked ribs.

“I knew I busted my ribs is what I thought,” Felder said. “I thought I did some cartilage damage or maybe had like a little fracture.”

While doing post-fight interviews backstage, Felder starting to get short of breath. Luckily a UFC doctor stopped Felder on the way to the post-fight conference and suggested that he go to the hospital. When the doctors at a Phoenix-area hospital told Felder the extent of his injuries, he knew something was up.

“That’s when things got a little scary,” Felder said. “That’s when I realized I wasn’t going home the next morning.”

Felder had a collapsed lung due to a puncture from Vick’s knee.

Though he isn’t home yet, he is out of the hospital. The UFC did fly Felder’s family out to Phoenix to spend time with him. But he can’t fly back home to Philadelphia to Wednesday.

As for the fight itself, Felder couldn’t be happier with the outcome. With the win, he has now won four of his last five fights with the only loss coming to Mike Perry at welterweight. He closed with a long aside about his tough-as-nails fighting style and his spot at lightweight:

“I told everybody before this that I belonged in the goddam [lightweight] top 10. I fought the guy nobody wants to fight, even though he’s coming off the loss to Gaethje. He got exposed a little bit there that he’s a little chinny. But I didn’t even beat him that way. I didn’t catch with that one quote lucky shot. I beat him at a game that nobody thought I could beat him at. And that’s going to decision with somebody and showing that I’ve got the intelligence to hang with the best guys in this division.

“That’s what you’re gonna see more of from me. You’re always gonna see me fight my ass off. You’re gonna see a little more strategic approach now that I’m gonna be up there with the real big dogs in this division. But I’m coming for them, I’m telling you that right now. I’m not in this to sit back. I’m in this to make a run for the belt and that’s it. When that’s done, if that doesn’t seem plausible to me anymore, I’m retired.”

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UFC Lightweight Paul Felder Goes In-Depth On His Collapsed Lung Injury

Paul Felder admits that going through a collapsed lung has been a “scary” experience. Felder emerged victorious at UFC on ESPN 1 earlier this month. He earned a unanimous decision victory over James Vick. While “The Irish Dragon&#8221…

Paul Felder admits that going through a collapsed lung has been a “scary” experience. Felder emerged victorious at UFC on ESPN 1 earlier this month. He earned a unanimous decision victory over James Vick. While “The Irish Dragon” walked out of the Octagon as the winner, he still hasn’t left Phoenix, Arizona due to complications […]

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Paul Felder’s Team Updates His Health Post-Lung Surgery

Paul Felder’s agent Brian Butler-Au updated everyone on the wellbeing of his client earlier today via social media. Last the fans knew Felder was still in a Phoenix-area hospital recovering from surgery from injuries he received in his fight with James Vick at UFC on ESPN 1 last Sunday (Feb. 17, 2019) night. Well the […]

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Paul Felder’s agent Brian Butler-Au updated everyone on the wellbeing of his client earlier today via social media.

Last the fans knew Felder was still in a Phoenix-area hospital recovering from surgery from injuries he received in his fight with James Vick at UFC on ESPN 1 last Sunday (Feb. 17, 2019) night.

Well the MMA universe can breathe a collective sigh of relief because “The Irish Dragon” appears to be well on the road to recovery as an Instagram post by Butler-Au shows Felder in good spirits.

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Update: @felderpaul is a healing up well and in good spirits after his surgery and hoping to be discharged tomorrow, however he won’t be allowed to fly home until Wednesday. The @ufc has graciously flown his family out to be with him and they will arrive tomorrow. Paul wants to thank everyone for their thoughts and concern and a special thank you to UFC medical staff member Kelly Paul for being there, bringing him junk food and making him a middleweight. ?? * this photo was taken just now from my FaceTime with him. #irishdragon #represented

Though Felder took home a unanimous decision victory over Vick last weekend he know doubt suffered some serious physical consequences. With a budding commentating career and being more than capable of breaking down fights, it begs the question – how much longer does Felder want to subject himself to the rigors of cage fighting?

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Management Provides Health Update On Paul Felder

Paul Felder has been dealing with some health concerns over the past week. “The Irish Dragon” suffered a collapsed lung during his battle with James Vick last weekend (Sun. February 17, 2019). The pair co-main evented UFC Phoenix in a three…

Paul Felder has been dealing with some health concerns over the past week. “The Irish Dragon” suffered a collapsed lung during his battle with James Vick last weekend (Sun. February 17, 2019). The pair co-main evented UFC Phoenix in a three-round back-and-forth striking battle. When it was all said and done, Felder emerged victorious with the […]

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UFC Phoenix Medical Suspensions: Cain Velasquez Gets Max Sit

This past weekend’s (Sun. February 17, 2019) UFC Phoenix fights have come and gone. Now, several fighters will be forced to sit after enduring some harsh punishment. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez leads the pack of nine fighters suspended 180 days. He was finished by Francis Ngannou in under 30 seconds to headline the […]

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This past weekend’s (Sun. February 17, 2019) UFC Phoenix fights have come and gone.

Now, several fighters will be forced to sit after enduring some harsh punishment. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez leads the pack of nine fighters suspended 180 days. He was finished by Francis Ngannou in under 30 seconds to headline the night. Also sitting six months are Cynthia Calvillo, Cortney Casey, Vicente Luque, Bryan Barberena, Jimmie Rivera, Luke Sanders, Nik Lentz, and Ashlee Evans-Smith.

“The Irish Dragon” Paul Felder, who is currently hospitalized with a collapsed lung, has been suspended indefinitely. He defeated James Vick via unanimous decision in a hard-fought co-main event slugfest. Check out the full UFC Phoenix medical suspensions list below (via MMA Fighting):

  • Paul Felder: Suspended indefinitely
  • Cain Velasquez: Suspended 180 days
  • Cynthia Calvillo: Suspended 180 days
  • Cortney Casey: Suspended 180 days
  • Vicente Luque: Suspended 180 days
  • Bryan Barberena: Suspended 180 days
  • Jimmie Rivera: Suspended 180 days
  • Luke Sanders: Suspended 180 days
  • Nik Lentz: Suspended 180 days
  • Ashlee Evans-Smith: Suspended 180 days
  • Renan Barao: Suspended 60 days
  • James Vick: Suspended 30 days
  • Myles Jury: Suspended 30 days
  • Aljamain Sterling: Suspended 30 days
  • Scott Holtzman: Suspended 30 days
  • Andrea Lee: Suspended 30 days

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