Herb Dean may be one of the most respected referees in MMA today, but he’s also susceptible to controversies once in a while. The veteran official got himself into one on Saturday during the preliminary fight between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert.
Herbert was knocked down by Trinaldo with a hammer of an overhand left at the 3:36 mark of round three, and looked visibly out of it as soon as he landed on the canvas. But instead of calling a stop to the fight, Dean allowed the action to briefly continue, causing Herbert to take four clean shots before it was halted.