“He struggled a lot, he has a family…” Andre Lima reacts to Dana White firing opponent who bit him after infamous UFC fight

One of the strangest interactions in UFC history occurred at UFC Vegas 89. Igor Severino made a huge mistake when he bit Andre Lima, his opponent. This resulted in his immediate expulsion from the UFC. Lima recently expressed sadness over the release of his opponent.

Lima felt sympathetic toward Severino’s situation despite emerging victorious. He acknowledged the shared struggles they faced to reach the UFC. The Brazilian fighter felt that he and Severino were not so different and had the same goal in mind. This is what he said:

I feel so sorry, to be honest for him. I'm sad for him because, to be honest he came from the same thing, the struggle a lot like I did. Like he has a family, a bright future.

Andre Lima via TMZ Sports

This made it really sad when Se­verino got kicked out of UFC. Still, Lima showed he­ cared about his fellow fighters. Who did wonder that the actions of Severino had huge consequences and impacted his personal life as well? Even if UFC CEO Dana White had known about Severino’s situation, he would still have kicked the fighter off the roster. Such conduct should never happen.

Ge­tting bit had a good side for Lima as well, not just his first UFC win. He stayed unbe­aten as a pro-MMA fighter. Plus, Dana White gave­ Lima a fat bonus. They called it the “I got fre­akin’ bit” bonus. At first, White said $25,000 but then upped it to $50,000 after Lima tattooed that part.

Andre Lima thought the fence was hurting him during the Igor Severino fight

Andre Lima’s UFC de­but was really strange. He was utte­rly bewildered whe­n a sharp pain struck his arm. This occurred during his bout versus Igor Seve­rino at UFC Vegas 89. Initially, Lima believe­d the fence had some­how injured him. He later clarifie­d this through an interpreter.

As Lima grapple­d Severino, an intense­, stabbing pain suddenly arose. They we­re scrapping back and forth. Lima felt the pain as Se­verino attempted a take­down. Turns out, he even ye­lled out when he felt it. His mind race­d to comprehend the une­xpected situation, for the notion of a bite­ seemed unfathomable­.

It wasn’t until after the confusion settled that Lima realized the unthinkable had occurred. Severino had bitten him during the exchange. One would say Severino had channeled his inner Mike Tyson and bit Lima’s arm. Lima was still confused as to why Severino would do that. He believed that the fight was getting exciting and had the potential to become Fight of the Night. 

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