Herb Dean is a mixed martial arts fighter and referee. He is mainly known for his officiating role in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but he has competed in and is head official for King of the Cage. He also refereed several bouts at Pride's 'The Real Deal' event in October, 2006. He is a 2nd Dan in American Jiu-Jitsu. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. ... A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the major MMA promotion in North America. ... King of the Cage (or KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 1998 by owner Terry Trebilcock. ... Pride refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, or object that one identifies with. ... PRIDE 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. ...

Mixed martial arts record

Herb is 2-3 in professional MMA with one win coming via submission and the other via knockout.

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Notable matches

At UFC 48, held on June 19, 2004, Herb Dean refereed a bout between Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship belt. At :50 of round one, the fight was called to a stop after Herb Dean saw a break in Sylvia's right forearm from an armbar by Mir. Dean is heard on the broadcast stating, "you're arm's fuckin broken," as he pulled the two apart, but Sylvia protested, claiming his arm was perfectly fine and even moving it around with no problems. However, a post fight X Ray showed massive damage to Sylvia's arm which required surgery and a long recovery. Sylvia later admitted that he knew his arm was broken, and wanted to keep fighting in spite of that, but he thanked Herb for saving his career by ending the fight when he did. [1] UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Francisco Santos Mir III (born May 24, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada), popularly known as Frank Mir, is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... The armbar is a joint lock technique in martial arts which attacks the opponents arm. ...

At UFC 61, held on July 8th, 2006, Herb Dean served as referee of the highly anticipated rematch between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. At 1:18 into the first round, Dean stepped in and stopped the fight following several consecutive unanswered elbows to the head of Shamrock by Ortiz, giving the victory to Ortiz by TKO. Shamrock, visibly angered, immediately protested the decision. However, it was not overturned and Shamrock was subsequently ushered out of the Octagon. A rematch was held during Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter with Ortiz once again claiming victory in a very similar fashion to the second fight, although Shamrock did not question this decision. [2] UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...

At UFC 70, held on April 21, 2007, Dean was the referee during the bout between Mirko Crocop and Gabriel Gonzaga. Late in the first round, Dean stood the fight up from the guard position (a measure typically used against inactivity), in a controversial move. Some claim that Gonzaga was in fact administering ground and pound and had just maneuvered his opponent against the cage for an additional advantage, but it didn't really matter because shortly after the stand up Gonzaga knocked out Crocop with a kick to the head. Crocop has stated since that the elbows on the ground confused and damaged him enough that he was disoriented after the stand up contributing to the amazing knock-out. [3],[4] UFC 70: Nations Collide was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ... MirkoCroCop Filipović (September 10, 1974 - ) is a Croatian kickboxer turned mixed martial artist, arguably the only martial artist in the world who has been highly successful in fighting both under K-1 kickboxing rules and the MMA Pride Fighting Championships rules. ... Gabriel Napao Gonzaga-Nogueira (born May 18, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a Mixed Martial Arts competitor currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ... This is a reference to the tactic in Mixed Martial Arts or in fighting in general of taking an opponent to the ground by a takedown, throw or tackle, then striking the opponent while they are on the ground, pinned under the attacker. ...

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. ...

External links

• Ultimate Fighting Championship