UFC flyweight Andre Lima got bitten by his opponent in a bout over the weekend – but he actually feels sorry for Igor Severino now that he’s lost his job.

The 20-year-old Severino was making his UFC debut in Las Vegas when about halfway through the fight, he chomped down on Lima’s arm – leaving visible marks and leading to shouts of pain from Lima.

That bite meant disqualification for Severino, and UFC president Dana White soon dropped him from the roster. That’s something Lima actually feels sorry about.

‘I feel so sorry, to be honest,’ Lima told TMZ Sports on Monday. ‘I’m sad for him because he came from the same thing, the struggle like I did. He has a family… bright future.

‘I feel so much for him because I know the same journey I have, he has too. I feel bad for him.’

Andre Lima says he feels sorry for opponent Igor Severino – despite being bit by him

Severino and Lima were locked in a grapple against the cage before Lima began yelling

Severino – who was making his UFC debut – tried to deny that he had gnawed his opponent

Lima got a bizarre tattoo of the bite marks left in his arm – and a $50k bonus from Dana White

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Lima even said that he’s interested in a rematch with Severino – in the chance that he is ever allowed back into the UFC.

To top it all off, Lima got a tattoo of the bite mark that Severino left in his arm – and got a $50,000 bonus from White for going through the trauma.

‘I wanna help my mom, a few people in my family,’ Lima told TMZ when asked what he was going to do with the money.

‘I wanna buy a car. That’s one thing I’ve wanted for a long time and now I can buy my car.’

Lima hopes that this incident isn’t what he’s remembered for – saying that he wants to become a world champion.