Andre Lima Shares Experience Of Being Bitten During UFC Fight
Speaking to media members, Andre Lima said that when he first felt a sharp pain, he didn’t consider the possibility of his opponent biting him (h/t MMAJunkie).
“I mean we were exchanging really well, and at that point, he tried to take me down,” Lima said in Portuguese at the UFC on ESPN 53 post-fight press conference recalling the moment he was bitten. “I went down, but I got back up, and as I was getting up I yelled because I felt pain, a very sharp pain, and I really thought that the fence had gotten into me. I thought that’s what happened.
“I started yelling, ‘Ouch, ouch, ouch,’ and they started looking at me. I don’t know what’s happening, but I really thought it was the fence because there was absolutely no way that he would bite me, especially because the fight was going back and forth. It was good for me, and it had a lot of potential for Fight of the Night. But yeah, that’s why I started yelling, because I felt the pain, and then I realized he bit me, and that’s when I said, ‘He bit me.’”
The good news for Lima is that he received $50,000 in bonuses for both suffering the bite, and having fun with the situation by getting a fresh tattoo.
