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Brazilian MMA star Igor Severino has revealed he's received online death threats after being disqualified for biting his opponent during a fight last month.
Severino, 20, faced his fellow countryman Andre Lima in a flyweight bout at UFC Vegas 89, but the fight was brought to an abrupt halt in the second round when Severino bit into Lima's bicep while attempting a takedown.
He was swiftly disqualified, and was cut from the UFC by the organisation's president Dana White within hours.
He has received backlash in the days since the incident, and Severino claimed threats had been made to him and his family.
'My social media was flooded with hateful comments, mean messages, people angry at what happened, and also threats,' he told MMA Fighting.
Igor Severino bit Andre Lima during their fight at UFC Vegas 89 last month
Lima was left with a gruesome bite mark on his bicep, while Severino was disqualified
Severino (pictured) has now been cut from the UFC, and revealed he has also
