“Let’s go baby!” – MMA world left excited as fan-favorite Paul Felder officially enters USADA pool after coming out of retirement

'The Irish Dragon' took his first step towards his possible return to the octagon.

“Let’s go baby!” – MMA world left excited as fan-favorite Paul Felder officially enters USADA pool after coming out of retirement

Paul Felder has officialy submitted a sample to USADA (via Sports Illustrated)

Paul Felder retired quietly after his loss to Rafael Dos Anjos. He stated that the burning desire to fight has subsided and he loved to spend time with his family. But, after the emotional sendoff to The Korean Zombie, Felder felt he wanted to fight one more time. This made him plot his comeback out of retirement. Now, he has submitted a drug testing sample to USADA (as per their website).

Paul Felder being back in the USADA testing pool has fans excited for his return. He was a fan favorite for as long as he fought. But, Felder was skeptical about his return. He stated that his returning to USADA testing was just a matter of ‘in-case’ and didn’t confirm his return.

I did it just in case [I do end up fighting again]. I’m getting old, and there might be some old dudes out there that might want to dust it up in six months. Other than that, I have no idea.
Paul Felder (via UFC broadcast FN-226)
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However, Paul Felder acknowledged that his age was on the wrong side of his thirties and it would be difficult for him to make a comeback. Also, he has to wait for six months before fighting as per USADA rules. With the termination of the USADA-UFC partnership, we do not know if this rule will stay.

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Paul Felder has an MMA record of 17-6. His last two losses were split decisions meaning that he put on a fight up until the end but the victory was given to his opponents. He took his last fight on five days’ notice which showcased the courage of “The Irish Dragon”.

Fans react to Paul Felder re-entering the USADA testing pool and submitting a sample

Paul Felder announced his possible return to the octagon after witnessing the emotional moments of The Korean Zombie’s retirement. On that measure, he had re-entered the USADA testing pool and had officially submitted a sample.

Paul Felder officially submitted a sample to USADA (Image via theScore.com)

Fans were excited about the return of ‘The Irish Dragon’. Here are some interesting comments from the fans.

Fans are excited and supportive about his return. They speculated his return by April for the massive card of UFC 300. Some even named Jim Miller as a potential opponent. But the UFC has made no official announcements till now. As such, fans will have to wait for Paul Felder’s return to the octagon.

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