Dean has time and time done a GREAT job, tonight was no different.
I agree!! Herb is the best!!
I agree 100%!!!
I reffed a show in Columbus, Ohio last year w/ him & he is a great guy.........Matheny
I have said it once and I will say it again. Herb Dean is the best ref in the business.
Herb is the best in the business
Cecil Peoples is the best ref. Herb is good too.
Ok, so he's made a mistake (or two) but ref hasn't? I say he's one of the best if not THE best.
Support and respect is needed for Herb and other refs. There might not be a more thankless job in mma
FiatLux, they do get paid, so it isn't like volunteer work or something...
I agree that Herb is the best...his reffing in the Slyvia/Mir fight was just awesome (great stoppage)!
lol thanks Sothy I realized that much.
Thankless in terms of only getting attention when something goes wrong was my point.
Anytime a fighter has to have screws inserted to fix a submission break is a good indicator of a proper stoppage.
LOL at anyone thinking tito/Shammy wasn't going to end soon after it was stopped early. Herb robbed everone of about four more seconds before Ken was done
I have to agree, Herb seems to be a true professional.
Herb Dean is the best ref. But he stopped Tito v Ken to early.
I haven't seen Steve Mazzagati(sp?) make a mistake!!!
IMO he is the best!!!!!!!!
First people actually point out how good Herb is if they can only complain about 1 fight that he might have made a mistake in....
But if you think this stoppage was "one of the WORST calls ever" I really think you are over invested in the fight or something. At most it was stopped 5 seconds to early. Personally I think it was much like the Mir/Sylvia stoppage. Herb being right on top of the fight and seeing what we didn't.
Herb Dean has a history where UFC doesn't stop fights when white guy is bleading profusely...
though there is no dispute with the job last night...
i am glad he learned how to show us the public that it wasn't him that caused melvi his fight against neer.
ufc, has designated herb dean as white vs black referee...
LOL at this entire POST.
I hate resorting to this, but people who think Tito vs. Ken was a good stoppage are simply clueless.
I think Herb dean is one of the WORST refs the UFC has, but not because of any of the stoppages. He consistently stands fights up for NO reason.
The Shammy fight was grey...that stoppage could be justified, or it could have gone another 10-15 seconds...either way he was done.
The MIR stoppage was obviously very very good, but he needs to let the ground fights go on longer than 30 seconds. You can see guys pummeling and working for good arm control, working to set something up then BAMN...here comes dean to stand them up, because the fight has been on the groud for 30 seconds in a position other than mount.
IMHO