Renato Moicano quotes Herb Dean and mocks the choice of 'referee of the year' at the MMA Oscars.

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Renato Moicano He wasted no time in mocking the choice of best referee of the year at the 'MMA Oscars', held this Wednesday (8). At the awards ceremony, Marc Goddard was chosen as the winner, but, in the Brazilian’s view, Herb Dean would be the fairest name to receive the recognition, even in the face of recent controversies involving possible mistakes in his refereeing.

In a social media post, Moicano, in an ironic tone, expressed his opinion directly, calling it unpopular and arguing that Herb Dean should have been chosen for the award.

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"Unpopular opinion... it should have been Herb Dean," wrote Moicano.

Unpopular opinion… should have been Herb Dean https://t.co/68b68VzWfw

Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) July 9, 2026

Herb Dean lives terrible phase in the UFC

Herb Dean in action during a UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Knocked out by Cyryl Gane in the co-main event of UFC White House, held on June 14st, Alex Poatán He began questioning the legality of the blows delivered by the Frenchman and attributed part of the responsibility for the result to referee Herb Dean. In a video published on YouTube, the Brazilian even stated that he does not intend to return to the octagon if the referee is once again chosen to officiate one of his fights.

The criticism gained even more traction after Herb Dean became involved in further controversies at subsequent events. The referee was questioned about possible blows to the back of the head during the victory of... Vinicius Lokdog No. ufc vegas 119 and also for an alleged hair-pulling incident during the defeat of Michael Pereira all with Shara Magomedov No. UFC Baku.

Main winners of the 17th MMA Oscars

Best fighter: Merab Dvalishvili

It competed with Ilia Topuria, Alexandre pantoja, Magomed Ankalayev and Gadzhi Rabadanov.

Best international fighter: Paddy Pimblett

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Best female fighter: Kayla harrison

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Best revelation: Joshua Van

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It competed with Usman Nurmagomedov x Paul Hughes, Esteban Ribovics x Daniel Zellhuber, Jack Della Maddalena x Belal Muhammad | e Nazim Sadykhov x Nikolas Motta.

Best knockout: Mauricio Ruffy em Bobby Green

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Best finish: Jean Silva em Bryce mitchell

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Best gym: Syndicate MMA

He competed with American Top Team, Abdulmanap School, Fighting Nerds and Valle Flow Striking.

Best coach: John Wood, from Syndicate MMA

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Best organization: UFC

Competed with PFL, LFA, Rizin and Cage Warriors.

Best leader: Dana White

He competed against Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Ed Soares, Peter Murray, and Graham Boylan.

Best narrator: Jon anik

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Best personality: Nina Drama

He competed against Joe Rogan, Bruce Buffer, Daniel Cormier e Chael Sonnen.

Best MMA program: Contender Series

It competed with The Ariel Helwani Show, Jaxxon Podcast, The Anik & Florian Podcast and The Ultimate Fighter.

Best journalist: Ariel helwani