Joel Álvarez was sliced open in his second-round technical knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Vegas 49 this past Saturday and shared photos of the gruesome cuts he suffered.
A brief exchange was interrupted after Álvarez threw a body kick that was caught by Tsarukyan, who took the Spaniard down and scrambled his way into top position. For about four minutes, the Armenian remained in control, throwing down punches and elbows as Álvarez threatened with submission attempts from the bottom. Toward the end of the first round, Tsarukyan connected with an elbow that cut Álvarez on the bridge of his nose.