Charles Oliveira’s Tattoos: What Do the Former UFC Lightweight Champion’s Inks Signify?

To most people today, tattoos are a fashion statement. But, there are a lot of others who have deep secrets hidden inside the ink on their bodies. UFC fighters don’t lag behind in this regard too. The life of a fighter is full of uncertainty. A healthy chunk of fans might agree that it takes something extraordinary to create a fighter out of a person. While taking that journey, fighters are required to go through a lot of hardships and untoward experiences. Hence, fighters often tend to get tattoos to commemorate those experiences.

UFC fighters have also showcased some gaze-attracting tattoos over time. Starting from Conor McGregor’s commemoration of the combat legend, Bruce Lee, with his chest tattoo to Brock Lesnar, representing his unruly times with the sword tattoo running through the middle of his torso. UFC fighters have used tattoos for both fashion and symbolic purposes. The former UFC Lightweight kingpin, Charles Oliveira, isn’t an exception to this. ‘The Brazilian’ has a number of attractive tattoos on his body. But, apart from fashion, his tattoos also stand as a commemoration of a number of things related to him.

The horse tattoos on Charles Oliveira’s left shoulder, arm and biceps

Almost all of ‘Do Bronx’s’ fans are aware of his love for horses. Oliveira has also publically accepted his attraction toward horses. One he had also revealed, “Harness racing is a real passion for me. When you ride a horse, when you brush them, give them a bath, it makes me feel peaceful”. Along with horses, Oliveira is also hugely interested in the less-known sport of harness racing. Reportedly, he has also spent some exorbitant amounts on it.

Looking at all of these factors, it’s quite understandable why the former UFC lightweight chose to get multiple horse tattoos. Oliviera’s left shoulder, arm, and biceps all carry beautiful images of horses inked on them. Truly, ‘Do Bronx’s’ love for horses knows no bounds.

Charles Oliveira’s wrist tattoo: The significance of love

Oliveira’s left wrist contains a rather petite tattoo. A lot would agree that among all the large inks on ‘The Brazilian’s’ body, the tattoo on his left wrist becomes hardly noticeable.

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The ones taking a closer look at the pattern will find that it actually is a knot tied between two threads. Over the knot, a lettering of the alphabets ‘T’ and ‘C’ can also be seen.

This ink is often considered a symbol of his love for his wife, Talita Roberta Pereira. The ‘T’ stands for the intial of Oliverira’s wife while the ‘C’ signifies the initials of his own name. Further, the tied knot inked below the letters implies the strong bond between the two.

Charles Oliveira’s daughter’s portrait tattoo on his chest

Charles Oliveira is one of the most responsible UFC athletes when things come to his family. Apart from maintaining a loving relationship with his wife, the 33-year-old is also a responsible father. Oliveira has also put out a testimony of his love for his daughter with a portrait tattoo of her on the left side of his chest.

Apart from the face of Oliveira’s beloved daughter, the tattoo also has a lettering of her name just below it. The letters spell ‘Tayla’.

Charles Oliveira’s Family Name Tattoo on his back

Oliveira is a proud Brazilian and also takes pride in his ancestry. The Brazilian has got Portuguese roots and represents his family with pride as well. The huge lettering of his surname ‘Oliveira’ inked on his back serves as a symbol of his pride towards his ancestry.

Some fans might also take this one as ‘The Brazilian’s’ jersey name. Most fans are aware of the association of jerseys with various sports. They often serve as an identifier for an individual athlete as well as a team.

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But, since MMA and other combat sports don’t have the provision of using jerseys, Oliveira might have thought of turning his back into a permanent jersey serving his identification and pride.

Charles Oliveria’s Tattoo of his Parents

One thing that most UFC fans would agree upon is that Charles Oliveira is an ardent family man in his outside UFC life. Apart from being responsible toward his wife and daughter, ‘The Brazilian’ is also a loving son to his parents.

A number of Oliveira’s fans might have noticed that previously he only had his daughter’s portrait inked on the left side of his chest. But currently, his chest is all covered up with tattoos. Oliveira got the portrait of his father, Ozana Oliveira, and mother, Francisco Antonio da Silva just beside the portrait of his daughter’s face.

He has always stated that he fights for his family. Hence, his thought about getting the faces of his father and mother is quite understandable. A lot of UFC fans might even judge Oliveira’s tattoos to be the best among all UFC athletes. What are your thoughts on his ink?