Pic: Check Out Teixeira’s Face After Final UFC 283 Fight

This is what former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira looked like at the hospital following his five round war with Jamahal Hill in Rio de Janeiro.

Glover Teixeira didn’t win the light heavyweight belt back at UFC 283 as planned. He didn’t even really come close. Jamahal Hill battered the 43-year-old for the large majority of five rounds, beating him so badly in the fourth that half the arena was begging for the fight to be stopped.

Even Glover’s coach and longtime friend John Hackleman wanted to stop the fight after the fourth. Teixeira’s response?

“Let’s go, baby,” he said as he waved off the ringside physician and prepared to step back into the fray. “F—ing A!”

And despite the hellacious beating he took in round four (and three, and parts of two and one), Teixeira came back out and showed why you should never count him out. He took Jamahal Hill down, had his back for a moment, and had mount as well. It was the most danger Hill was in through the whole fight. After that, “Sweet Dreams” decided to get on his bike for the last minute and a half rather than risk falling into Glover’s hands once again.

Teixeira retired from the sport following the fight, saying he was probably too tough for his own good. His face certainly reflected that fact: it was covered in cuts including one particularly nasty gash above his right eye. And while his team insists he suffered no serious injuries, this photo of Glover from the hospital after stitches certainly tells a tale. Take a look:

The image comes via Glover Teixeira’s manager Jorge Guimares.

“Couldn’t be more proud of this man Glover Teixeira,” Jorge wrote. “A true warrior and and the best person on earth! The world needs more people like you.”

He then shared a fitting quote for the situation: “The warrior doesn’t bleed, they overflow with honor.”

Glover certainly was overflowing in Rio de Janeiro. After the main event at UFC 283 the canvas was covered in blood, the commentator’s booth was covered in blood, and Jamahal Hill was soaked in blood too. All this to say Glover Teixeira ended his career fittingly: as one of the most honorable men in the sport.