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Dana White confirms Igor Severino will be cut after biting opponent in UFC debut

Igor Severino's UFC career lasted about a round and a half.

The 20-year-old flyweight made his debut with the promotion on Saturday at UFC Vegas 89, losing to Andre Lima via disqualification. The reason: biting.

While grappling in the second round, Severino sank his teeth into Lima's upper left arm for seemingly no reason. Lima immediately started yelling and signaled for referee Chris Tognoni to stop the fight, which he did after a few seconds.

The fight was soon called after Tognoni inspected Lima's arm and consulted with the judges. A few hours later, UFC president Dana White told Kevin Iole of keviniole.