Poatan’ Alex Pereira has accused Ciryl Gane of touchdown unlawful pictures to the again of his head within the ending sequence of his second-round TKO loss to Gane at UFC Freedom 250, whereas additionally blasting referee Herb Dean for not stepping in sooner. Pereira says he warned Dean earlier than the struggle and believes the sequence modified how the spherical performed out. Even going as far as calling the referee a coward, not a person, and added that he deserves punishment.
Alex Pereira says he has “no respect” for Herb Dean after Ciryl Gane defeat
In a video launched after the occasion, the 38-year-old Pereira stated he had been involved about Gane’s historical past earlier than the bout and raised the problem with the referee upfront. He stated, “I feel if it weren’t for these punches, I wouldn’t be in that state of affairs,” and added that the pictures had been “very arduous and unlawful”.
The Brazilian athlete additionally stated Dean was in place to see the strikes and will have stopped the motion. “Man, it’s the rules. It’s within the rulebook. You’re flawed when you don’t cease [the illegal strikes]. That’s within the guidelines,” Poatan stated.
The controversy facilities on the ground-and-pound sequence after Gane dropped the 38-year-old athlete with a jab within the second spherical. Pereira stated a number of elbows and punches landed on the again of his head whereas he was trying to recover.
Pereira considered strikes to the again of the pinnacle as completely different from unintentional fouls like eye pokes or groin pictures, which he stated can occur in a quick trade. Pereira singled out Dean for failing to stop the sequence and stated Gane “needed to finish the struggle it doesn’t matter what.”
The Unified Guidelines of MMA ban strikes to the again of the pinnacle and backbone, with the unlawful goal space outlined across the crown and centerline of the pinnacle. Pereira argued that the referee’s job is to cease these pictures after they occur, particularly if he had already flagged the problem earlier than the bout.
Poatan’s feedback had been harsh. He stated Dean “just isn’t an actual man,” known as him a “coward,” and stated he ought to be punished. He even stated there ought to be “authorized penalties” for what occurred.
The loss ended the Brazilian’s bid to turn out to be the UFC’s first three-division champion, which gave the grievance much more weight. Pereira has made clear he desires accountability, and he believes the struggle ought to have been dealt with in a different way from the second the foul sequence started.
