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Chris Weidman: Herb Dean ‘did a good job' by not stopping Luke Rockhold fight in third round

Chris Weidman lost his UFC middleweight title because of a fourth-round onslaught of punches and elbows from Luke Rockhold, although his night at UFC 194 nearly ended earlier than that.

Rockhold spent over a minute blasting away with hard strikes from mount in the final stages of the bout's third round, as referee Herb Dean looked on, before a wearied and bloodied Weidman could finally be saved by the bell.

The grisly sequence drew criticism from many who believed Dean allowed Weidman to take too much unnecessary punishment -- a sentiment which was supported just minutes later when Rockhold finished Weidman with ease in the ensuing round.