WATCH: Graphic close-up video of Rafa Garcia's busted-open artery after UFC Vegas 66 win 

UFC lightweight Rafa Garcia suffered a gruesome cut on his head at UFC Fight Night 216 and busted open an artery.

Fellow UFC fighter Cub Swanson posted a graphic video of the injury on Garcia's head.

Graphic warning: The visuals in the video are graphic in nature and might be disturbing to some viewers.

Rafa Garcia took on Hayisaer Maheshate in a catchweight bout (158.5 pounds) at UFC Fight Night 216. A brutal elbow in the second round opened a nasty cut on 'Gifted's head. However, the 28-year-old bounced back and went on to win the fight via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the contest 30-27 in favor of Garcia.

With the victory on December 17, Garcia bounced back from his loss against Drakkar Klose at UFC 277.

Rafa Garcia has had six fights in the UFC and won three of them. Prior to his UFC debut, the 28-year-old was undefeated with a professional record of 12-0. But 'Gifted' lost his first two fights upon entering the UFC. Garcia bounced back and won his next two encounters before losing to Klose.

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MMA fans react to Rafa Garcia's brutal injury at UFC Fight Night 216

Cub Swanson put out a tweet saying that it took the medical staff two hours to stop the bleeding from the cut.

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It was also revealed by Garcia that he lost 20 percent of his blood due to the injury.

"Rafa Garcia said on the UFC post fight show that the medical staff told him he lost 20 percent of his blood after that cut on the side of his head nicked an artery, which caused the excessive bleeding. Thankfully, he's all good now."

The injury evoked several reactions from MMA fans, who took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the injury.

One individual compared the catchweight fight to a Quentin Tarantino movie due to the excessive amount of blood out-pour.

Another Twitter user said that the UFC staff should have acted a bit sooner to address the injury.

One person commended Garcia for winning the fight despite the cut.

One user was surprised as to how 'Gifted's cardio held up for the rest of the fight despite the blood loss.

A few more tweets on the injury can be seen below: