Legendary referee responds to Poatan and defends Herb Dean and Ciryl Gane at UFC White House.

Alex Poatán after defeat in UFC 313 (Photo: Instagram/UFC Canada)

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The controversy surrounding the outcome of the fight between Alex Poatán e Cyryl Gane It continues to generate debate from different perspectives. In the co-main duel of UFC White HouseIn the fight held on June 14th, the Brazilian was knocked out by the Frenchman after a series of blows that he himself classified as illegal. After the defeat, the fighter attributed the result to the alleged omission of referee Herb Dean, who was responsible for conducting the fight. In contrast, veteran referee 'Big' John McCarthy defended his colleague.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani, the former referee acknowledged that some strikes could have been considered illegal, but argued that, in attack situations, sudden movements by the opponent can result in accidental impacts in prohibited areas. According to 'Big' John, the referee's role in these cases is to alert the athlete and guide changes in the trajectory of the strikes, without necessarily stopping the action immediately.

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“There were a few there that I thought he (Poatan) was actually hit (illegally). If, while you're in the act of trying to hit your opponent, they move their head and it hits them squarely in the illegal area, you're going to hear me call your name, and you're going to hear me say, 'Watch out for the back of the neck.' I can't expect you to stop it mid-strike, but I don't want you to come in with a second strike. I want you to switch hands or change direction, but never with a second strike,” said 'Big' John McCarthy.

McCarthy also assessed that Cyryl Gane He did not act intentionally improperly, attributing any excesses to the common recklessness in moments when trying to define the fight. According to the veteran, the Frenchman sought, for the most part, to strike at legal areas during the confrontation.

"I don't think (Gane) is a dirty fighter. I think sometimes he becomes reckless when he has the opportunity to finish the fight. He just starts throwing wildly, and that happens. We can't just stand there and create a foul based on the person moving their stance while someone is throwing. I thought that..." Cyryl Gane "I was trying, for the most part, to be absolutely legal by aiming at the right area," the veteran concluded.

Recent controversies involving Herb Dean in the UFC

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

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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.