TMZ Sports · Nov 12, 2020
I'm Taking Fight on 5 Days' Notice ...
Everyone wants to know why UFC star Paul Felder is volunteering to fight a killer like Rafael dos Anjos on just 5 days' notice.
Well, Paul just gave us the answer -- and it's about as gangster as it gets.
"This is the crazy stuff that will either set me up for a major fight and move my career forward or I'll prove that I got balls that are bigger than anybody else's in the division."
No lies detected.
Paul -- who hasn't fought since February -- stepped up to replace Islam Makhachev in the main event on Nov. 14 ... after Islam was forced to withdraw this week due to a staph infection.
Felder says UFC firmed up the fight on Monday night -- giving him less than a week to prep himself for war.