UFC 182: Paul Felder launches brutal spinning backfist to knockout Danny Castillo

PAUL Felder wowed the crowd at UFC 182 with his spinning backfist knockout of Danny Castillo — and picked up a $50,000 bonus cheque for his efforts too.

Paul Felder kicks Danny Castillo during their lightweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 182 on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

PAUL Felder wowed the crowd at UFC 182 with his spinning backfist knockout of Danny Castillo — and picked up a $50,000 bonus cheque for his efforts too.

Felder, known as The Irish Dragon, has a taekwondo background and dominated the fight with his classy striking.

“That’s stuff we work on, I do a lot of spinning techniques,” Felder said of the shot that finished the fight. “We like to spin to win.”

Felder improves to 10-0 with the win; Castillo falls to 17-8.

Originally published as UFC 182: Paul Felder launches brutal spinning backfist to knockout Danny Castillo