Jorge Masvidal was not a fan of Herb Dean interjecting himself into Saturday’s principal occasion conflict between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili.
It was clear from the get-go that the longtime referee wasn’t going to tolerate any shenanigans within the UFC 306 — also referred to as Riyadh Season Noche UFC — headliner. Seconds after the bout started, Dean briefly paused the motion to warn each Dvalishvili and O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, to cease participating with each other. The second was undoubtedly odd, however nothing that had any form of influence on the struggle itself.
Sadly, that wasn’t the one time Dean received concerned within the five-round headliner. All through the competition, Dean repeatedly inspired the fighters to work whether or not they had been standing, on the mat, or clinched up towards the fence.
The commentary trio of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier expressed their frustration with Dean’s endless instructions which ultimately trickled right down to social media the place fighters and followers alike slammed the Pasadena native.
That features the UFC’s unique BMF, Jorge Masvidal, who held nothing again in his assessment of Dean’s efficiency.
“Worst referee within the sport Herb Dean,” Masvidal wrote on X.
Merab Dvalishvili dominates lackluster Noche UFC title struggle
Dvalishvili’s struggle with O’Malley had a bit of little bit of every part; a stoppage for “extreme teaching,” an incident the place Dean actually needed to inform ‘The Machine’ to not “kiss” his opponent, and, in fact, Dean’s fixed calls for to “preserve working.”
However after all of the antics and the drama had been over, followers witnessed the crowning of a brand new UFC bantamweight champion. Dvalishvili ran away with the struggle on the scorecards, securing a decisive unanimous resolution to each prolong his streak to 11 and declare his first piece of gold contained in the Octagon.
What comes subsequent for O’Malley is unsure, nevertheless it seems to be far more clear on Dvalishvili’s facet of issues.
