MMA fighter Khetag Pliev severs finger during fight

In combat sports, gnarly injuries happen. But the one suffered by middleweight Khetag Pliev at a Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) event on Thursday night in Philadelphia is about as gruesome as it gets.

Pliev’s left ring finger was severed during his co-main event bout against Devin Goodale, with broadcast cameras picking up what happened between the second and third rounds.

Confusion reigned as it was not immediately clear where the disconnected portion of Pliev’s digit had gone or when the injury took place. CFFC president Rob Haydek later said on the broadcast, available on UFC Fight Pass, that the finger was located inside Pliev’s glove.

Khetag Pliev later told ESPN’s Marc Raimondi that he was in the hospital emergency room where his finger was successfully reattached.