Charles of the Bronx e Alex Poatán Brazilian standouts in the UFC (Photo: Montage/SUPER LUTAS)
Charles of the Bronx He revisited a significant episode in his career when commenting on recent controversies involving Alex Poatán No. UFC White HouseThe fight, held on June 14th, saw the Pataxó fighter knocked out in the second round. He cited illegal strikes from his French opponent, as well as the referee Herb Dean's performance, as determining factors in the defeat. This episode led the 'Blurred Lion' to draw a parallel with a similar situation that almost jeopardized his own career in the octagon.
In an interview with MMA Fighting, Charles recalled that he was having a great performance against Michael chandler No. UFC 309He was dominating the fight when, in the final round, he suffered an eye poke. While trying to protect himself, he was pressured by a series of attacks that took him to the ground, including impacts to the back of his head.
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I was waging a great battle against Michael chandler...making it look easy against him, sorry for putting it that way, I don't even like to talk like that, and then, in the last round, he hit me and poked me in the eye. I put my hand to my eye and Chandler started throwing punches, I fell, and think about how many punches I took to the back of the head. Stop and think about that. If I had lost to... Michael chandler "That night, if the referee had stopped the fight, would my career have continued at the same pace? Would I have strung together the winning streak that I did?" he said. Charles of the Bronx.
Analyzing Poatan's case, Charles assessed that the former champion reacted correctly after the knockdown, using his legs to defend himself amidst the chaos. However, he pointed out that illegal strikes were delivered during the fight, emphasizing that the situation was evident to anyone watching, regardless of nationality.
“Poatan reacted correctly (after the knockdown), going for the legs to defend himself. Then, in the middle of that chaos, not because he's Brazilian, but the whole world saw it and it was obvious, some blows hit the back of his head when they shouldn't have,” concluded the Brazilian.
Poatan blamed Herb Dean for his loss at UFC White House.
After a lukewarm first round, with a slight advantage for Cyryl Gane, Alex Poatán He returned for the second round determined to finish the fight. However, right at the start, he was surprised by a strong jab that knocked him down. Following that, the Frenchman delivered a series of blows on the ground which, in the Brazilian's view, hit the back of his neck and compromised his resistance before the knockout, which came seconds later.
After the fight, Poatan attributed the negative result to referee Herb Dean's performance, claiming that the referee neither stopped the fight nor warned Gane about the blows considered illegal.
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.
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