Thursday's match between Khetag Pliev and Devin Goodale was stopped in the second round when the referee discovered that Pliev's ring finger was missing.

ESPN writes that they tried to locate the finger for several minutes before it was found in Pliev's glove.

- In the second round, he (Goodale) grabbed my glove and held on.

I felt my finger go off.

He continued to pull on my glove and his finger came off.

Then we continued to fight.

He continues:

- When the second round was over, I saw that the leg was completely visible.

I wanted to keep fighting because I felt I had control of the guy, but the doctor saw it and stopped the fight, Pliev told ESPN.

After the match, they managed to sew on the finger, but Pliev, who is a former Olympic wrestler, will need additional care to minimize the injury.

The match was part of the Cage Fury Fighting Championship in Philadelphia.

Devin Goodale was awarded the victory by technical knockout.

Pliev says he will appeal the result.

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MMA fighter Zoran Milic trains before his professional debut.

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