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Dana White unhappy with referee Herb Dean's performance during UFC Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 22 final fight

UFC President Dana White issuing his opinion on a referee's judgement inside the Octagon? Blasphemous.

But it did last night (Fri., Dec. 11, 2015) at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 22 Finale, which took place inside "The Chelsea" at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.

During the Lightweight final between Artem Lobov and Ryan Hall, there was a lengthy stalemate for a duration of the third frame, which resulted in not only disapproval from the mixed martial arts (MMA) fans in attendance, but also from White.

He gave his thoughts on Dean's decision-making at the post-fight press conference (transcribed via MMA Fighting):

"I'll tell you what, if any of you saw what I tweeted at the end of the night, what drove me crazy was that Herb Dean let him stay on his back for the last three minutes standing.