UFC bout stopped after fighter bites opponent: 'I felt the pain'

Igor Severino took a bite out of the competition on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas when he faced off against Andre Lima in a flyweight bout.

The fight was stopped early in the second round as they were up against the Octagon. Severino wrapped Lima up against the cage and video showed him taking a bite out of his opponent. Lima showed his arm to the referee and the fight was stopped.

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Andre Lima appeals to referee Chris Tognoni after being bitten by opponent Igor Severino in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lima was declared the winner after an investigation.

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"We were exchanging really well at that point, then he tried to take me down," Lima told reporters, via MMA Junkie. "I went down, but I got up, and as I was getting up, I yelled because I felt pain, very sharp pain. I really thought that the fence had gotten into me. That’s what I thought happened.

"I started yelling, ‘Ow, ow, ow,’ and they started looking at me," he continued. "I was like, I don’t know what’s happening here. I really thought it was the fence, because there was absolutely no way he would have bit me, especially with the way the fight was going. It was back and forth, it was good for him, it was good for me, it had a lot of potential to be the 'Fight of the Night.' So that’s when I started yelling. I felt the pain and then later realized he bit me."

Andre Lima shows a bite mark on his arm during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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Lima said he didn’t have a chance to talk to Severino after the fight but was curious about why he decided to bite him.

Both fighters were making their UFC debuts. Severino’s career with UFC didn’t last long.

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Igor Severino during his flyweight fight against Andre Lima at UFC APEX on March 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

UFC president Dana White told ESPN that Severino will be released following the bite.

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