Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight No. 1 contender, Gabriel Gonzaga, shattered his right hand during his 265-pound collision against Stipe Miocic on Jan. 25, 2014, in the main card of UFC on FOX 10, which went down at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

See the X-ray here and video footage of the badly broken hand here.

After undergoing surgery to have a plate and a couple of screws put in to repair the hand, "Napao" is set undergo yet another surgery to have them removed.

Once fully healed, Gonzaga eyes a late 2014 return to action, as he recently told MMA Fighting:

"I had a complicated fracture. My bone was completely broke and I had to put a plate with four screws. I didn't lose any movements, but I have to go on surgery again to remove the plate and the screws or I can suffer another fracture."

Gonzaga went on to lose a unanimous decision to Stipe, breaking his two-fight winning streak, which he earned by knocking out Dave Herman and Shawn Jordan in a combined time of 1:50.

Undeterred,"Napao" is determined to come back stronger than ever.

His words:

"That's how the sport is, one loss and you're back to the end of the line. I still don't have any fight in mind (for my return), but I'm sure that I will be back with everything with my gym Team Link. We opened a new gym in Natick, Mass., so I will have a better structure to have more athletes helping me throughout my camp. We have a good relationship with Boxer MMA team and we do a good work together as well."

According to the bruising heavyweight, he is currently training light jiu-jitsu, but isn't allowed to punch just yet.

"Napao" currently sits at the No. 12 spot in the official rankings, but with his upcoming hiatus from fighting, he may slip down a few spots.

How about it, Maniacs, got any ideas for a good comeback fight for the heavy-handed Brazilian?