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Second Opportunity Rises For James Vick

For the second time in nine months, James Vick is readying to step into the Octagon and trade hands with Paul Felder, only this time, there won’t be a change of plans.

Initially paired off with “The Irish Dragon” last spring, Vick was pulled from the matchup just a few weeks before the fight and put into a main event bout against Justin Gaethje the following month in Lincoln, Nebraska.

It was a tremendous opportunity for the ambitious lightweight from Texas, but a late kick to the ribs for Felder, who had missed out on an opportunity to compete earlier in the year under similar circumstances.