Paul Felder suffered collapsed lung late in UFC Phoenix win over James Vick

By Dave Doyle@davedoylemma

MMAfighting.com

It’s not as if anyone was questioning Paul Felder’s toughness. This is, after all a man who pushed through a broken arm to go the distance in a loss to Mike Perry last year.

But Felder added to his legacy on Sunday night at UFC Phoenix, as he fought through a collapsed lung suffered late in his main-card bout against James Vick at Talking Stick Resort Arena and held on for the unanimous-decision victory. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial Monday ESPN reporton Felder’s injury.

Felder sustained the injury with a strike to the ribs late in the third round, and he will be held at a Phoenix hospital for a day for observation.

Felder’s manager, Brian Butler, posted the following on Instagram:

The person who seems least fazed by the injury is Felder himself, who won for the fourth time in his last five fights and is 4-0 in his last four lightweight bouts:

Paul Felder@felderpaul

I got two lungs… I just want a beer for shitsake9,01411:40 PM – Feb 18, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy1,077 people are talking about this

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