All signs have pointed toward punishment for Igor Severino since biting his opponent during his UFC debut, but the terms remain up in the air. The Nevada Athletic Commission voted against an adjudication agreement proposed and presented by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office during a monthly commission meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas. Deputy attorney general Matthew Feeley revealed a settlement agreement had been reached between his office and Severino’s team for him to serve a six-month suspension retroactive to the March 23 foul and pay $3,314.08, equivalent to 30 percent of his $10,000 show money with legal fees. “There is very little precedent when it comes to people biting each other in the ring,” Feeley said

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NAC pushes back on proposed Igor Severino punishment for UFC bite, cites ‘unbelievably dangerous’ precedent – MMA Junkie

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