xjfj on Instagram: "After one of his early 2003 fights in Japan Lyoto Machida was approached by wrestling legend Antonio Inoki and slapped three times across the face. The gesture came from Inoki’s old-school tradition - This gesture is a traditional Japanese sign of respect and a way to pass on fighting spirit and good fortune for a successful career. Fans and fighters treated an Inoki slap as a symbolic blessing or test of spirit rather than an insult. Machida later went on to become UFC light