On Sunday, the main event of UFC Vegas 14 suffered a catastrophic blow when Islam Makhachev was forced out of his planned bout with Rafael dos Anjos. But after scrambling to find a replacement fighter on five days’ notice, the UFC came through with flying colors, replacing the twelfth-ranked Makhachev with the seventh-ranked lightweight contender, Paul Felder.
Felder was set to be the color commentator for this weekend’s event, and speaking with ESPN, “The Irish Dragon” explained what made him choose to leave the commentary booth to step into the cage on just a few days’ notice.