Paul Felder was born on April 25,1984 and is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and color commentator for UFC.
37 Facts About Paul Felder
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Paul Felder competed in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Paul Felder began training in martial arts at age 12, starting with Tae Kwon Do and Karate at Zhang Sah.
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Paul Felder competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games for Tae Kwon Do with his cousin Niko Portillo, who was the main inspiration for Paul Felder's fighting career.
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Paul Felder attended Ridley High School in Folsom, Pennsylvania, and later the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, for acting, graduating in 2008.
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Paul Felder initially pushed back against the nickname, but it caught on and he stuck with it.
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Paul Felder competed entirely in his native Mid-Atlantic states, with most fights for the regional promotion Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
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Paul Felder ultimately became Lightweight Champion for the promotion, earning the title with a second-round knockout of Marc Stevens.
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Paul Felder then defended his title once, with a second-round knockout of Craig Johnson, before signing with the UFC in August 2014.
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Paul Felder made his promotional debut on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 54 where he faced Jason Saggo.
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Paul Felder was briefly scheduled to face Johnny Case on January 18,2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.
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However, Paul Felder was tabbed as a replacement against Danny Castillo on January 3,2015, at UFC 182, replacing Rustam Khabilov.
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Paul Felder defeated Castillo via second-round knockout, which earned Paul Felder a Performance of the Night award.
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Paul Felder was expected to face Jim Miller on April 18,2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
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However, Paul Felder pulled out of the fight citing a knee injury and was replaced by Beneil Dariush.
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Paul Felder faced Edson Barboza on July 25,2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured Myles Jury.
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Paul Felder faced Ross Pearson on September 5,2015, at UFC 191.
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Paul Felder lost the back-and-forth fight by a controversial split decision.
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Paul Felder faced Daron Cruickshank on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Paul Felder won the fight via submission in the third round.
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Paul Felder next faced Josh Burkman on May 29,2016, at UFC Fight Night 88.
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Paul Felder faced Francisco Trinaldo on September 24,2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Paul Felder faced Alessandro Ricci on February 19,2017, at UFC Fight Night 105.
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Paul Felder won the fight via TKO in the first round due to a combination of an elbow and punches.
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Paul Felder faced Stevie Ray on July 16,2017, at UFC Fight Night 113.
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Paul Felder won the fight by knockout in the first round after dropping Ray with a knee strike and subsequently finishing him off with a barrage of ground and pound.
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Paul Felder was expected to face Al Iaquinta on December 2,2017, at UFC 218.
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Paul Felder won the fight in the second round, finishing Oliveira via TKO with a series of elbows.
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Paul Felder was scheduled to face James Vick on July 14,2018, at UFC Fight Night 133.
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Paul Felder faced James Vick on February 17,2019, at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Paul Felder faced Edson Barboza in a rematch on September 7,2019, at UFC 242.
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Paul Felder lost the fight via a controversial split decision.
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Paul Felder was scheduled to work the event as a color-commentator.
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Subsequently, Paul Felder signed a new, multi-fight contract with the UFC.
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On May 22,2021, while working as a commentator for the broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt, Paul Felder announced his retirement from mixed martial arts competition.
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Paul Felder made his UFC color commentary debut on September 16,2017, at UFC Fight Night 116 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Felder then made his UFC pay-per-view commentary debut on November 3,2018, at UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.