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The former UFC lightweight champion and current BMF titleholder has slammed Dean’s lack of action towards Ciryl Gane and broke down the much-discussed illegal strikes landed against Alex Pereira during the UFC Freedom 250 co-main event. Gane ultimately won the fight, and “do Bronxs” has now raised concerns over the referee’s influence.
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Charles Oliveira criticizes Herb Dean after controversial UFC Freedom 250 fight between Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira
“Poatan reacted the right way [after the knockdown], going for the legs to defend,” Oliveira told MMA Fighting. “Then, in the middle of that chaos—not because he’s Brazilian, but the whole world saw it and it was obvious—some shots landed to the back of the head when they shouldn’t have.”
Henry Cejudo, Jorge Masvidal and Dominick Cruz are among those who’ve publicly criticized Dean so far, with Pereira leading the charge, repeatedly taking to social media to show his frustration.
Charles Oliveira compares Ciryl Gane’s title win to Michael Chandler bout
Oliveira then drew parallels between the Pereira vs. Gane bout and his own title fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 262. The Brazilian alleged that Chandler poked his eye and landed shots to the back of the head.
Highlighting how an early stoppage could’ve derailed his success at the time, he said, “If I had lost to Michael Chandler that night, if the referee had stopped the fight, would my career have continued with the same momentum? Would I have gone on the run that I did?”
“I think there’s a referee there to understand what’s right and what’s wrong, whether it’s time to stop the action or not,” Oliveira added. “I put all the responsibility on the referee, just like I did with the referee in my fight. I think he should have stopped the fight and said, ‘Man, you’re doing something wrong.’”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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