Vinícius Lokdog 'lets go' of Herb Dean after new refereeing controversy at UFC Baku.

LokDog focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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Vinicius Lokdog tired of defending Herb Dean after a new controversy involving the referee in UFC Baku, held last Saturday (27). Accused of knocking out André Fili With illegal blows, the Brazilian had supported the judge's decision, which allowed the fight to continue until a favorable outcome for him. However, after another controversy, this time in the fight between Shara Magomedov e Michael PereiraThe gaucho is showing signs that he may change his stance.

In a social media post, Lokdog criticized Herb Dean's performance, indicating that the referee has not been cooperating with those trying to defend him. The fighter suggested that the referee should have taken a firmer stance in the recent incident, which, according to him, makes it increasingly difficult to sustain his public defense.

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"Hey Herb Dean, you're not helping yourself either, my friend. You should have given that pirate a red card, and you didn't even give him a yellow card. It's getting hard to save you now," he wrote. Vinicius Lokdog.

O @HerbDeanMMA So you're not helping yourself either, my friend. You should have given that pirate a red card, and you didn't even give him a yellow card. It's getting hard to save you now 🤦🏿‍♂️

— Vinicius “LokDog” Oliveira (@LokdogVinicius) June 27, 2026

Recent controversies involving Herb Dean in the UFC

H. Dean is one of the best-known referees in MMA. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @herbdeanmma

In the co-main fight of UFC White House, Alex Poatán He ended up being knocked out in the second round after a series of blows that he himself inflicted. classified them as illegal, holding the referee responsible for the negative result.

The following week, in ufc vegas 119, held on June 20th, Herb Dean was also in charge of the duel between Vinicius Lokdog e André Filiwhich ended under new complaints involving illegal scams.
Now, following accusations of hair pulling, blows to the back of the neck, and eye poking on the part of Shara Magomedov against Michael PereiraThe referee was once again the target of criticism.