Herb Dean is one of the most famous names in MMA. He received the referee of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019.
Recently, there was a video related to Khabib and referee Herb Dean were released on social networks. In the video, Khabib asked Dean that the referee was paid and whether he found that the amount of money was worthy when he allowed McGregor to cheat.
Through a smile on Khabib's face, it can be seen that “eagle” is just joking with Herb Dean. However, this is also an opportunity for us to look back on the incident in 2018.
More specifically, the first half, took action to grab Khabib's pants to hinder him attack. Shortly thereafter, Irish boxer had punches behind Khabib's head when the two were struggling.
In the second half, Conor used a pillow to attack Khabib's head when both of them were on the floor. He then used his toes to cling to the cage to fix the position during the war with Khabib.
When coming to the third half, which is the only half of Conor holding well, we can see that Conor holds Khabib's pants and gloves to create opportunities to attack the opponent.
In the last two rounds, Conor used his fingers and legs to stick to the cage to avoid being takedown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byfvu7OyagQ
Despite being criticized much when not punishing Conor McGregor, Herb Dean has his own reason. As a former boxer, Dean understood that Conor's knees were not strong enough to hurt. If “Break Away” (calling both fighters to stand up) to deduct points, Dean can cause Khabib to lose the upper world.
Perhaps Conor's mistake is also part of the plan for Herb Dean to make him stand up and escape from the opponent's forte.
Herb Dean himself explained his actions as follows: “McGregor's blow is absolutely not detrimental to Khabib. The postponement of the match will make the cat -squeezing a lot.”
Through the case of Herb Dean, it can be seen that the arbitration is not easy. Every decision, whether right or wrong, will become the target to reprimand.