Igor Severino will never set foot in the UFC again.
During Fight Night this Saturday in Las Vegas, the Brazilian was guilty of one of the biggest cracks in recent MMA history.
For his first fight in the American league, anecdotally placed on the preliminary card, the 20-year-old fighter violently bit his compatriot Andre Lima on the bicep, which earned him an immediate disqualification from the referee.
Before a future exclusion from the organization.
😱 COMPLETELY CRAZY SCENE!
❌🇧🇷 For his first UFC fight at age 20, Igor Severino (8-0 before the fight) bites his opponent André Lima in the middle of the fight and is disqualified by the referee!
🤯 According to @KevinI, he will be fired by the organization!
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— RMC Sport Combat (@RMCSportCombat) March 24, 2024
Even if he had escaped the vigilance of officials, the images would have ultimately revealed his fault.
As he held his opponent, who had his back to him, firmly at the waist, the cameras perfectly captured the moment Severino sank his teeth into Lima's bottom, leaving a huge tooth mark.
Seeing him, referee Chris Tognoni rushed to end the fight, despite the offender's attempts to deny it.
A bite tattoo
The story could have ended there, if Dana White, the boss of the UFC, had not rebounded on the event, pushing Severino a little further.
“If you're frustrated and you want to shorten the fight, there are plenty of ways to do it but the worst is to bite your opponent,” he explained to journalist Kevin Iole.
Now you're fired and you've lost the biggest chance of your life.
» For the occasion, the American manager even invented a “bite bonus”, accompanied by a bonus of 50,000 dollars for Lima.
ANDRE LIMA GOT THE BITE MARK TATTOOED 😳
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 24, 2024
Delighted with the turn of events for his first in the UFC, the winner of the evening was quick to keep a trace of the evening on his body.
On his arm, the Brazilian had a tattoo, a few minutes after the fight... the mark of his opponent's bite, surrounded by the phrase "I got fucking bit bonus" ).