Andy
Foster believes Herb Dean made
the right call in the Ciryl Gane
vs. Alex
Pereira bout.

The California State Athletic Commission executive director
defended Dean’s handling of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim title bout between Gane
and Pereira. The
UFC Freedom 250 co-headliner ended in a technical knockout
victory for the Frenchman, but Pereira subsequently pointed out
that illegal back-of-the-head shots were pivotal in the finishing
sequence.

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CSAC official says other referees would’ve done the same as
Herb Dean at UFC Freedom 250

Dean has faced immense scrutiny in recent weeks after Pereira
accused him of mishandling his loss to Gane. The spotlight has been
firmly on the veteran referee since the White House event, with
fans and fighters pointing out alleged errors in his past and
recent outings.

Pereira argues that Dean should have intervened after Gane landed
multiple punches to the back of his head before the finish.
However, Foster believes that the right call was made, claiming
that other high-profile referees would’ve also let the bout
continue.

“That looked like a normal fight to me,” Foster told MMA Fighting.
“There was no doubt a few of them got through and hit [the back of
the head]. The question is what do you do in that situation? Do you
stop the action? I don’t think many referees would have, if any,
certainly at the high level.”

Foster believes Dean handled the situation appropriately.

“I told Herb, in my view, you don’t want to warn a lot of
times.”

Foster then explained that halting the action for the fouls could
have unfairly altered the outcome by allowing Pereira time to
recover after being rocked with a legal shot.

“That’s the dilemma,” Foster said. “So, what do you do? That is
exactly Herb’s dilemma, and I think it’s worse if he stops it.”

He further added that the criticism aimed at Dean was excessive and
reiterated his full confidence in the longtime official.

“I think Herb Dean’s a good referee,” Foster added. “You’ll see
Herb Dean on the main event of my upcoming UFCs because Herb Dean
is the senior referee in California. Herb Dean has my full
confidence.”

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