Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos BOSTON – If there’s any takeaway UFC lightweight Paul Felder had following a pair of recent losses, it’s that taking it slow is sometimes a good thing. Felder volunteered for short-notice fights against Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson, two opponents that might boost his stock after he got on everyone’s radar with a spinning backfist knockout. “I was literally in an ice bath and drinking a beer after eating mom’s mashed potato, and I get a call from my manager saying, ‘You want to fight in four or five weeks?’ Felder (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who on Sunday meets Daron Cruickshank (16-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 81, told MMAjunkie. “So I took it, no excuses. But I didn’t feel like myself.” In the end, Felder was outworked by both fighters, leading him to dual setbacks and the resolution to take it easy