Paul Felder is a great example of a UFC fighter that walked away before he started to decline. The Philadelphia native retired after a loss to Rafael dos Anjos on short notice back in November 2020.

He did tease a return to the UFC octagon a few months ago but has poured cool water on the talks. He recently revealed that there are two scenarios that could see him return to the UFC.

Paul Felder spoke to MMA Junkie Radio about what could make him return. He has two scenarios in the UFC.

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“There’s like two scenarios,” Felder said. “Obviously the ‘money fight. For some reason, if Conor (McGregor) just hates my guts again and wants to fight me, OK sure. I’ll throw on the old MMA gloves to get back in there to change my life and teach him a lesson, but other than that, no. The other one was – Sean Brady actually texted me the other day and he’s like, ‘Would you come back out of retirement for a fight at the Wells Fargo with all of us?’

“Now we’ve got eight Philly guys or at least close to it (in the UFC). (Andre) Petroski, the Daukaus brothers, Jeremiah Wells, (Pat) Sabatini, Brady, Bill Algeo is from the Pennsylvania area, right outside of Philly. That would be tough to turn down, but I don’t know when they’re coming back to the Wells Fargo and who would I fight – I don’t know.”

Paul Felder doesn't need to return to fighting for the UFC as he is currently a commentator and has been racking up the acting gigs. The multi-talent Felder doesn't need to rely on competing.

“It’s one of the reasons I was able to retire early,” Felder said. “I have five more fights at least physically in me, I just – it’s not there in the fire, it’s not in the belly anymore, so it was time. It’s been a great four years, and I feel like I’m just getting started with that and getting back to the acting eventually a little more as well hopefully.”