This weekend, UFC Fight Night 182 will feature a makeshift main event between two men who are already notable for their roles in historically significant last-minute matchups.
Former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos, who will make his return to the division he once ruled after a 4-4 run at welterweight, was originally scheduled to face rising contender Islam Makhachev. When Makhachev was forced to withdraw from the UFC Vegas 14 headliner due to a staph infection, in stepped Paul Felder, a reliably exciting contender in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions who had been transitioning to a role as a color commentator and had openly mulled retirement this year.