Just like they said they would, Paul Felder and James Vick went toe to toe in a stand-up battle that lasted 15 minutes, with “The Irish Dragon” coming out on top via unanimous decision.
Here’s something crazy, though: Felder (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) fought a portion of the bout with a collapsed lung.
Felder’s manager, Brian Butler, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that Felder suffered the collapsed lung on a kick during the closing minutes of the fight.
Here are the details (via Instagram):
Paul Felder suffered a collapsed lung in the closing minutes of his fight against James Vick last night, his manager Brian Butler told ESPN. Doctors believe the lung was punctured when he took a shot to the ribs at the end of the third round. He is being held an extra day at a local Phoenix hospital for observation, Butler said. As a result of the injury, Felder has been forced to pull out of his color analyst duties for this weekend’s UFC Prague telecast.
That sounds … no good. Felder, however, seemed to be in good spirits about the injury this morning (via Twitter).
I got two lungs… I just want a beer for shitsake
Cheers to that!
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