If this happened in Hawaii, we would be congratulating Thiago on his new Hawaiian Tattoos instead of posting up this story about one of the nastiest facial injuries in UFC history.

Last Saturday, in a Fight of the Night garnering effort, ATT’s Thiago Tavares fell short in his fight against Brian Ortgea, and the reminders of battle are shown on his face.

It’s a double gash, and it’s nasty:

“Errar, aprender, superar e recomeçar. É assim que devemos levar a vida.” Desejo uma ótima semana a todos. Vamos trabalhar!! #ufc #mma #floripa #florianopolis #Florianópolis #mane #manezinho #manezinhodailha #teamtavares

A photo posted by Thiago Tavares UFC (@thiagotavarestt) on Jun 8, 2015 at 2:01pm PDT

Muito obrigado pelo apoio de todos. Me sinto honrado pela quantidade de mensagens que tenho recebido. Infelizmente, não consegui trazer a vitória pra nossa ilha, mas como sempre digo, estarei sempre disposto a deixar tudo ali dentro do octógono se for preciso. Eu tentei… Obrigado a todos, fiquem com Deus. —– I Just want say Thank you, for ALL guys suport me, ALL friends And people who believe in my job. I give my best. I always say, when I Fight inside the octogon, I Really come to fight, to finish my oponents, And give the best show for you guys. Sometimes, shit happens… And I lost.. But… I will keep going … #ufc #mma #manezinho #mane #manezinhodailha #floripa #Florianópolis #ufcnola #ufcfightnight

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A photo posted by Thiago Tavares UFC (@thiagotavarestt) on Jun 6, 2015 at 10:46pm PDT

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