#1 Paul Felder left broadcast mid-air to be at a friend's corner
Paul Felder is as loyal a friend as he is a great fighter. Also, it seems like there is nothing in UFC that Paul Felder cannot do.
When Felder's longtime friend and training mate Jared Gordon was left without his team at UFC Fight Night 172 in Abu Dhabi, he decided to step in without missing a beat. Gordon's coaching team from Sanford MMA in Florida, who are usually present by his corner, could not fly to Abu Dhabi with the fighter as they all either tested positive for COVID-19 or came into close contact with someone who had.
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But with Felder present there as a color analyst and commentator, there was no way Jared Gordon would have fought alone.
Gordon approached Felder after reaching Abu Dhabi and asked him if he could be at his corner for his fight against Chris Fishgold. The two have known each other for nearly a decade, training together at Donald Cerrone's BMF Ranch in Edgewood, New Mexico, and Roufusport in Milwaukee. Gordon said to ESPN that Felder has been there with him for some of his lowest points in life, which include his battle with addiction.
Paul Felder took permission from UFC to leave his position of analyst for that one fight and was there at Gordon's corner to see him pick up the decision against Fishgold. He also helped Gordon make weight ahead of the fight.