TORONTO – UFC lightweight Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will be sporting a refined version of his traditional facial hair when he steps into the octagon against Khabib Nurmagomedov (20-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) later tonight at UFC 165 in Toronto.

According to a Twitter post from”Bam Bam,” the Ontario Athletic Commission required him to “trim” his overly bushy beard just hours before stepping into the octagon at Air Canada Centre.

“The beard has been trimmed by order of the athletic commission,” Healy wrote.

“Our regulations are that the fighters have to be cleanly shaven except for a mustache, so the athletic commissioner has determined that … the fighter down the beard to a reasonable level to allow for the doctors, for our physicians, to be able to inspect in case there is an injury,” a commission rep told MMAjunkie.com. “So that’s the rationale.”

Shockingly, this isn’t the first time a situation where the length of a fighter’s facial hair has been brought into question.

UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson, who is famous for his extravagant facial hair, has been pestered by UFC 166 opponent Daniel Cormier, who says he will request that “Big Country” shave his beard for their Oct. 16 showdown in Houston.

For complete coverage of UFC 165, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

(UPDATED on 9/21/13 at 9 p.m. ET with comment from a commission rep.)