Conor McGregor was not happy with Herb Dean’s refereeing at UFC 229, as the Irishman has hit out at the veteran referee for not standing himself and Khabib Nurmagomedov up during a grappling exchange in the opening round of their lightweight championship tilt last year.
McGregor, who was ultimately submitted with a neck crank in the fourth round, also put Nurmagomedov on blast, claiming the Russian was ‘riddled in panic’ when he launched a dolly through the window of a bus transporting Khabib, and other fighters, back to the hotel prior to Nurmagomedov’s title bout against Al Iaquinta at UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York.