Two of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most respected lightweights will confront one another in an impromptu main event, as Paul Felder meets Rafael dos Anjos under the UFC Fight Night 182 marquee this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Neither man can afford a misstep in one of the organization’s deepest divisions.
A short-notice fill-in for Islam Makhachev, Felder finds himself on the rebound following a decision loss to Dan Hooker in the UFC Fight Night 168 headliner on Feb. 23. The Roufusport representative owns a 9-5 record in the UFC and has suffered back-to-back defeats just once in his nine-year career.