I remember Brian Stann doing a very similar pull back when the ref wasn't there fast enough.
Much respect to these guys. 
"Go get some fans" 
Apologies if this has been covered/explained, but are gifs back to being ok now?
kid chaos -
"I'll have the most expensive thing stuffed with the second most expensive thing."
"Very well. Lobsters stuffed with Tacos."
awesome....respect
Nate's holding back against a guy he wasn't friends with is greater than Lyoto holding back against a guy he literally was a regular training partner just 2 weeks before the fight.
guy above me doesn't know what he's talking about
Gif of Munoz fight?
brahmabull81 -Get out of here. Being KOd completely and just turtling up are two different things. If Nate had time to think about avoiding punching Maia in the back of the head, then why did the just adjust to the side??!? It would have taken the same amount of thought. He pulled back. Vitor never cheap shots anybody, there is a difference between trying to finish the fight, and blatantly cheating. GTFO. The only thing I agree with is Machida has the most Budo out of any MMA fighter.FunkMasterJoe -Was cool to see him hold back. Marquardt did the same when fighting Maia.
Thats such a myth. Maia's head was turning to where it would have been a BAD back of the head shot so Marquardt pulled back and realized it was out. It just looks like he held back because hes "nice."
I guess you can say its sportsmanlike though, because Nate could have pulled a Vitor and just started blasting Demian in the back of the head repeatecly (a la Sexyama). Nate is NOT sportsmanlike like Machida. Machida would NEVER cheap shot a guy when hes not looking.
Actually I see what brahmabull81 is talking about-kind of. The gif I posted above makes it look like a little what he is talking about.
However in real time, you can tell, especially live when it happened, that Nate pulled back. Nate was walking away before the ref touched him.
Better gif
A few more, when Shogun knocked out Machida, I believe he stopped before the ref got there, same for Mousasi when he fought Babalu. I think those are the 2 I'm thinking of at least. It's been awhile since I've viewed either.
Crop Cop did the same thing when he head kicked that pro wrestler into bolivia in Pride. The guy with the mask. Dos Caras?
JasonGV - Crop Cop did the same thing when he head kicked that pro wrestler into bolivia in Pride. The guy with the mask. Dos Caras?ALBERTOOOOO DEL RIIIIIOOOOOOOOO
kid chaos -Nice scarf
billaabum -Oblivion?Tiresias - Machida is definitely a class act.Bolivia.
Mousasi stopped himself from further striking when he upkicked Jacare to bolivanian.
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BubblesNS -billaabum -Oblivion?Tiresias - Machida is definitely a class act.Bolivia.
Mousasi stopped himself from further striking when he upkicked Jacare to bolivanian.
Bolivia.
Nate could have thrown that punch and it would have hit the side of Maia's head. Watch D241's gif. Maia's head is turning, not looking down. Nate didn't finish the punch because he didn't need to.
ufc98newb -BubblesNS -billaabum -Oblivion?Tiresias - Machida is definitely a class act.Bolivia.
Mousasi stopped himself from further striking when he upkicked Jacare to bolivanian.
Bolivia.
bolivian
Shogun did the same for Machida in their second fight
minotauro11 - Shogun did the same for Machida in their second fightCame to post that