CFFC 94 on Thursday played host to one of the freakier MMA injuries in recent memory.
Khetag Pliev (5-2) had his left ring finger severed completely off his hand in his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale (4-0) in their 180-pound catchweight bout, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
The finger came detached at some point during the fight, and was only noticed to be absent after the second round. The bout was halted, and it turned out Pliev’s glove had disconnected from his hand and gone inside of his glove. He was immediate taken into surgery.
To the surprise of no one, the graphic scene stirred quite a reaction from everyone watching. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Pliev’s severed finger at CFFC 94.
Chris Daukaus
WHERE IS HIS FUCKING FINGER!?!? HE LOST HIS FINGER!?!? #CFFC94
— Chris Daukaus (@ChrisDaukausMMA) April 2, 2021
Caposa
CM Punk asking Pliev’s opponent Devin Goodale about the finger, but he says he was hit in the head and has no memory of what happened. Quite the sport we have here.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 2, 2021
Phil Murphy
So… I popped on #cffc94 at the wrong time. 🤢
— Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) April 2, 2021
MacMally
CFFC is taking eye poke prevention so seriously they’ll let you keep fighting even if you lose a finger. #CFFC
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) April 2, 2021
Rob Haydak
Aaron Bronsteter
Per CFFC President Rob Haydak on the broadcast, Pliev’s finger was found inside his glove.
I’m told that he was transported to the hospital to have it reattached.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 2, 2021
Damon Martin
I’m horrified for the fighter who lost his finger but also legitimately curious where in the hell it disappeared to? https://t.co/YHcrfflQGk
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 2, 2021
Chase Hooper
This has got to be one of the most brutal injuries I’ve seen in MMA. Still hard to believe that this one isn’t an April Fool’s joke…😳😳 https://t.co/mWIIwVV46R
— Chase Hooper (@chase_hooper) April 2, 2021
Marc Raimondi
Good news. I just spoke briefly to CFFC fighter Khetag Pliev. He’s in the ER now and his finger has been re-attached. More coming soon to @espnmma.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) April 2, 2021