Vinícius Lokdog 'lets go' of Herb Dean after new refereeing controversy at UFC Baku.

LokDog focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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Vinícius Lokdog got tired of defending Herb Dean after a new controversy involving the referee at UFC Baku , held last Saturday (27). Accused of knocking out Andre Fili with illegal blows, the Brazilian had supported the referee's decision, which allowed the fight to continue until the outcome was favorable to him. However, after another controversy, this time in the fight between Shara Magomedov and Michel Pereira , the gaucho is showing signs that he may change his stance.

In a social media post, Lokdog criticized Herb Dean's performance, indicating that the referee has not been cooperating with those trying to defend him. The fighter suggested that the referee should have taken a firmer stance in the recent incident, which, according to him, makes it increasingly difficult to sustain his public defense.

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"Hey Herb Dean, you're not helping yourself either, my friend. You should have given that pirate a red card, and you didn't even give him a yellow card. It's getting hard to save you now," wrote Vinícius Lokdog.

@HerbDeanMMA , you're not helping yourself either, my friend. You should have given that pirate a red card, and you didn't even give him a yellow card. It's getting hard to save you now 🤦🏿‍♂️

— Vinicius “LokDog” Oliveira (@LokdogVinicius) June 27, 2026

Recent controversies involving Herb Dean in the UFC

H. Dean is one of the best-known referees in MMA. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @herbdeanmma

In the co-main event of UFC Casa Branca , Alex Poatan was knocked out in the second round after a series of blows that he himself classified as illegal , blaming the referee for the negative result.

The following week, in ufc vegas 119, held on June 20th, Herb Dean was also in charge of the duel between Vinicius Lokdog e André Filiwhich ended under new complaints involving illegal scams.
Now, following accusations of hair pulling, blows to the back of the neck, and eye poking on the part of Shara Magomedov against Michael PereiraThe referee was once again the target of criticism.

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