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UFC on ESPN 53 video: Igor Severino disqualified for biting Andre Lima’s bicep

Mike
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LAS VEGAS – A first in UFC history took place Saturday at UFC on ESPN 53 when Igor Severino was disqualified for biting Andre Lima.

In the matchup of debuting undefeated flyweights at the UFC Apex, Severino (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) pulled the ultimate move of desperation while attempting to take down Lima (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

Severino bit the inside of the left bicep of his fellow Brazilian, causing Lima to yell in pain and inform referee Chris Tognoni. The action was halted, and after reviewing the tape and seeing a deep, visible bite mark on the arm, Severino was disqualified at the 2:52 mark of Round 2.

Check out the footage and aftermath of the incident below (via X):

Although Severino attempted to deny that he committed the foul, the replay and visual evidence on Lima’s arm proved otherwise.

Lima took the situation in stride afterward, and hypothesized that Severino’s actions happened because the fight wasn’t going his way.

“At one point, you saw with the elbows I was able to hit him really hard,” Lima told Paul Felder through an interpreter during his post-fight interview. “Then you saw, he bit me. … I was going to keep damaging him.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 53 results include:

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