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The bout was fought under \u201ccustom rules\u201d, just months after their first contest had ended in disqualification.<\/p>\n
But the fight lasted just moments before descending into complete chaos.<\/p>\n
Mikulasek shot for a takedown early in the round, only for Vasko to bite his ear as both fighters crashed to the canvas.<\/p>\n
Mikulasek screamed out in pain, clutching his head as the referee intervened and waved the fight off.<\/p>\n
Blood streamed from Mikulasek\u2019s damaged ear as a medic from ringside attempted to attend to the wound.<\/p>\n
Replays showed the Slovakian fighter clearly biting Vasko\u2019s ear during the exchange. <\/p>\n
The shocking footage was displayed on the big screens inside the arena — and fans were outraged.<\/p>\n
MMA fighter bit down upon his opponent’s earSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n
What followed was near mayhem.<\/p>\n
Security rushed Vasko from the cage, but they could not stop the drinks and chairs that were launched at him from the crowd. <\/p>\n
Vasko was even assaulted on the entrance\/exit ramp with at least one person appearing to punch him as the drama almost turned into a full-scale brawl.<\/p>\n
More chairs were launched at Vasko as he tried to get backstage and another fighter at the promotion even rushed in to kick him in the stomach as he fled. <\/p>\n
Mikulasek later took to social media to share a gruesome photo of his swollen ear. <\/p>\n
\u201cI apologise, I\u2019m not in the mood to deal with this today,\u201d he posted. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for what happened between the spectators and that some people were offended for no reason. I guess none of us want these things to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Czech star later confirmed that he received 28 stitches in the wound. <\/p>\n
\u201cPeople, he bit off my ear,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to know how much it hurt, about 100 times more than the dentist!\u201d<\/p>\n
The wild scenes have sent the MMA world into a spin, with the many fans saying Vasko got what he deserved from the crowd for committing such a disgusting act.<\/p>\n
Of course, the incident reminded many fight fans of Mike Tyson\u2018s infamous moment with Evander Holyfield back in 1997.<\/p>\n
Rothwell v Arlovkski: BKFC Highlights | 02:50<\/p>\n
Tyson, who claimed he was frustrated by Holyfield headbutting him, bit a one-inch chunk out of his rival\u2019s ear and spat it out onto the canvas.<\/p>\n
The Nevada State Athletic Commission revoked Iron Mike\u2019s boxing license afterwards and he was fined $3 million plus legal fees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What began as a competitive heavyweight MMA bout in the Czech Republic ended in controversy after a fighter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-469688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}