In what unfortunately seems to become an often occurance during UFC events, referee Herb Dean has come under fire from the MMA community once again following Axel Sola's third-round finish of Rhys McKee during UFC Paris.
McKee had moments of success with heavy punches and pressure, but Sola found success throughout the fight thanks to clean left hands and body shots. The finish, however, came in the third round, with Sola seemingly dropping McKee with a body shot. McKee appeared to look for a takedown before Sola's ground-and-pound. Dean, however, seemed to only give a second or two for McKee to respond before stepping in, giving Sola the win and prompting protests from McKee.
Dean already faced from scrutiny earlier in the card, accused of not taking better, sooner action when Harry Hardwick was left unable to stand following leg kicks from Kaue Fernandes.
Herb Dean Under Fire For Axel Sola Third-Round TKO Win Over Rhys McKee At UFC Paris
This marked the UFC debut for Sola, the former ARES FC lightweight champion and BRAVE CF veteran, who improves to 10-0-1.
McKee has now lost three of his last four.