Behind the mask of one of the most aggressive fighters in the UFC’s lightweight division hides a man who has transferred his most vulnerable feelings directly onto his skin. Jean Silva isn’t one to get tattoos “by eye” for beauty’s sake. Each of his designs is an encrypted message, and the fighter himself provided the key in an interview: “It’s a lock that only opens with real emotions. Essentially, that’s it. Only real people around me.” These words set the tone for everything that can be read in his ink.