Herb Dean will be the third man in the cage when Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight crown against Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 main event.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed during a meeting on Tuesday that the veteran official will oversee the 185-pound title affair. Dean was also the referee for Adesanya’s last Octagon appearance, a split-decision triumph over Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on Feb. 12.
Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo will serve as cageside judges for the Adesanya vs. Cannonier.
Meanwhile, Marc Goddard will officiate the featherweight championship trilogy clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway in the evening’s co-headliner.