A UFC fighter was given a one-of-a-kind performance bonus after being bitten by an opponent during a match. After the fight, UFC president Dana White saw the fighters celebrate their victories and decided to double their bonuses.
Flyweight fighter Andre Lima remained undefeated even after fellow undefeated fighter Igor Severino tarnished his record by disqualification for biting Lima’s bicep midway through the second round.
“As you can see, he bit me when I tried to knock him down,” Lima said. told the UFC After the battle, through an interpreter.
Lima explained the importance of this win, in part due to the fact that one of his coaches was actually paying his rent during training camp.
“I fell down, but I got back up. As I stood up, I screamed in pain. The pain was so sharp that I really thought the fence had gone into my body. That’s what happened. ” said Lima. , according to BJPenn.com. “I started screaming, ‘It hurts, it hurts,’ and they started looking at me. I didn’t know what was going on, but I really thought it was a fence because there was no way he was going to bite me. Especially since the battle was a back-and-forth battle.”
Severino was fired from the UFC after the fight, and Lima was given $25,000 by the company’s president.
As usual, the company promoted “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” bonuses on its social media channels.
Following this, Lima won an unexpected award at the first competition.sip of the night“Bonus.
“Tonight’s [Bite of the Night]💰💰,” the UFC wrote on Instagram.
After learning about his bonus, Lima decided to commemorate the bite mark on her arm, and actually drew the outline of the scar in a tattoo.
Lima’s tattoo reads, “I got a shitty bit bonus.” White learned about the tattoo after promoting his new ink on his social media, where he posted: image He posted the artwork on his social media page and announced that he would be doubling Lima’s sip bonus.
“I was going to give him 25,000 yen,” White wrote on Instagram. low kick MMA. “Now he’ll give him $50,000, which is great!”
“Those were two up-and-coming, undefeated fighters,” White reportedly told writer Kevin Iall. “If you’re frustrated and want to get out of the game, there are many ways to do it, but the worst thing you can do is bite your opponent. Now you’ve been cut and you’ve lost the biggest opportunity of your life.”
White also noted that disqualification would cause problems for Severino with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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