Herb Dean Taking UFC Refereeing Criticism to Heart

Longtime MMA official Herb Dean is taking the recent criticism of his officiating to heart, says legendary referee "Big" John McCarthy.

Dean has been involved in several controversial fights over the past few months that have drawn criticism from fighters, fans, and the media, such as his failure to penalize Ciryl Gane for hitting Alex Pereira in the back of the head at UFC Freedom 250, failing to take a point from Vinicius Oliveira when he hit Andre Fili in the back of the head at UFC Vegas 119, and not doing more when Shara Magomedov pulled Michel Pereira's hair and poked him in the eye at UFC Baku.