{"id":358199,"date":"2026-06-29T16:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=358199"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:14:15","slug":"dana-white-reacts-to-alex-pereira-sharing-petition-to-ban-referee-herb-dean-thats-less-than-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/dana-white-reacts-to-alex-pereira-sharing-petition-to-ban-referee-herb-dean-thats-less-than-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reacts to Alex Pereira sharing petition to ban referee Herb Dean: \u2018That\u2019s less than me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dana White insists he has no say in relation to who officiates UFC fights. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herb Dean has found himself at the middle of a story within the aftermath of UFC Freedom 250. <\/p>\n<p>The veteran referee failed to acknowledge that Alex Pereira took several illegal shots to the back of his head from Ciryl Gane after they fought for interim heavyweight gold on the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, Dean made one other error that led to a petition calling for him to be banned from overseeing UFC fights. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><strong>LATEST NEWS: <\/strong>Tom Aspinall joins Alex Pereira in criticizing referee Herb Dean after blunder at UFC Baku<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dana White shrugs off Herb Dean query<\/h2>\n<p>Shara Magomedov pulled Michel Pereira\u2018s hair several times during their UFC Baku fight on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Herb Dean gave several stern warnings, but refused to take some extent when the fouling continued. <\/p>\n<p>Pereira backed a petition to ban his most up-to-date referee and called the results of his fight with Magomedov, a unanimous decision (29-28 x3) loss, \u2018compromised\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Pereira called Dean a coward for failing to punish Magomedov in the course of the UFC Baku co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>The previous two-weight UFC champion also shared the petition calling for Dean to be expelled from MMA\u2019s premier promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White was asked during a Zuffa Boxing press conference on Sunday if he believes Dean\u2019s recent performances are a cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know the reply to that query,\u201d the UFC CEO said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s less than me. That\u2019s as much as the commission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, but I heard about it,\u201d White added concerning the petition shared by \u2018Poatan\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn&#8217;t any MMA in my algorithm. Unless she tells me, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dana White on the recent Herb Dean controversy:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. That\u2019s less than me, that\u2019s as much as the commission.<\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t any MMA in my algorithm.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhZ8tyW9jk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FhZ8tyW9jk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/2071439038750261577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jorge Masvidal supports Herb Dean petition <\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Jorge%20Masvidal\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a> is on record calling Herb Dean \u2018the worst referee to ever exist\u2019, so it was not surprising when he backed the viral petition.<\/p>\n<p>The previous BMF champion recently shared a graphic titled \u2018Remove Herb Dean,\u2019 and added a caption that made his feelings abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFire Herb Dean, advantage the game,\u201d Masvidal wrote on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Dean is an 11-time \u2018Referee of the 12 months\u2019 winner who has been considered the \u2018gold standard\u2019 in MMA officiating for years. <\/p>\n<p>It is going to most definitely take greater than just a few offended fighters and a web-based petition to dislodge him from the UFC.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White insists he has no say in relation to who officiates UFC fights. 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