“A bulldog choke – anytime you have a choke where there’s pressure on the neck and to see the spine backwards like that, that’s a rough situation for me,” he continued. And then let it go out and he’s not gonna take any other damage. He may go out, I’ll have a second to make sure – not even a second – a half a breath, to make sure he’s OK. It’s not like he’s gonna go out and in a second, take some extreme amount of damage. “When I see some chokes, a rear-naked choke, especially with the guy on the back face up, I take a sigh of relief,” he explained. During his appearance on the most recent JRE MMA Show podcast, the long-time official defended his decision.
Many argued how Dean should’ve let the fight go on, especially since Lawler was seen raising a thumbs up, while others sided with his call.
While he is usually accurate with his calls, one that came under a lot of scrutiny was his stoppage decision during the Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler fight at UFC 235 last March. Herb dean is one of the most respected referees in mixed martial arts today.
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