Veteran referees Herb Dean and John McCarthy will oversee the headlining fights at next month’s UFC 196 event, the Nevada State Athletic Commission voted today at a meeting.
Dean will referee the superfight between featherweight champ Conor McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC), which headlines the March 5 pay-per-view event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Dean will receive $1,900 for his work.
Judges for the lightweight title fight are Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo, the NSAC voted unanimously.
LINK: Ref, judge assignments set for UFC 196's dos Anjos-McGregor, Holm-Tate title fights
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Horrible news
The one ref that's almost as early on the trigger as Mirgligotta.
We all saw what Early Herb did on the Conor/Mendes fight.
Looks like Conors got this in the bag.