UFC 211’s preliminary fight between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier caused quite a stir. Alvarez threw three illegal knee strikes while Poirier was down on the mat, which led to the fight being ruled as a no contest after the second round.
Herb Dean was the third man inside the Octagon for that fight, and he decided on the verdict under the belief that Alvarez did not throw the shots with intention. A good number of spectators, meanwhile, believe that the former lightweight champion should have been slapped with a disqualification.
The veteran referee appeared on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.