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Dean was the third man in the Octagon when Andre Fili (25-14) welcomed Vinicius Oliveira (24-4) to the featherweight division at UFC Fight Night 279 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Oliveira managed to survive the first round despite being visibly hurt by body kicks from Fili. “LokDog” went all guns blazing late in the second round after stunning Fili. Oliveira rained a vicious barrage of shots on Fili, forcing Dean to step in just before the bell in the second round.
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Controversy Strikes Again
However, some of the shots landed by Oliveira in the finishing sequence appeared to be on the back of the head, which is illegal. Fili was subsequently seen complaining to Dean, who appeared to check the fighter’s head. Dean also seemingly showed “Touchy” the replay of the fight.
Dean was involved in a similar controversy earlier this month regarding Alex Pereira’s loss against Ciryl Gane at tUFC White House. Gane won the interim heavyweight title by finishing Pereira with a brutal barrage of shots. Some of the shots landed by Gane on the ground appeared to be to the back of Pereira’s head. Dean subsequently released a video explaining his exact definition of “back of the head” shots, which are to be deemed illegal.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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