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Michel Pereira promotes a fight at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/michelpereiraufc
Just like Alex Poatan , Michel Pereira is also outraged with Herb Dean. At UFC Baku , an event held last Saturday (27), in Azerbaijan, the Brazilian was overtaken by Shara Magomedov via unanimous decision and blamed the referee's passivity for the tough defeat. Openly expressing his indignation with the professional's attitude, the Flying Paraense wants to keep his distance from him.
In an interview with the YouTube channel 'Laerte Viana na Área', Michel, feeling that he was wronged by Herb Dean against the Russian, stated that from now on he will refuse to officiate if Dean is chosen as the referee for his fights. Furthermore, the Brazilian warned that if he encounters Dean inside or outside the UFC, he will resort to low tactics. And the athlete's anger towards the veteran is understandable.
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In the first round, Shara was warned more than once by Herb for grabbing the Brazilian's hair. During the break, the referee spoke with the Russian and explained the rules again. After the warnings, the bad boy unintentionally poked his opponent in the eye in the third round and went unpunished. In fact, if the referee had penalized the athlete for the infractions, the fight would have ended in a draw. Because of the incident, the Flying Paraense revealed that he will try to overturn the controversial loss at UFC Baku to a 'no contest' (no result).
“I was going to tell him to go f*** himself, man. To teach him how to referee the fight and follow the rules. How come the guy doesn't deduct the point? I was going to tell him to go to hell. And if one day he comes wanting to referee one of my fights, he won't referee one of my fights anymore. I won't accept it. How can the guy talk to us about the rules?”, said the fighter.
"He talks a lot about rules, and all that, then he goes in there when we're warming up, goes over the rules, 'Oh, this is allowed, this isn't allowed, this and that takes away points.' Then something like this happens and the guy doesn't get a point. So, it's just a matter of telling him to go f*** himself and deal with it next time."
"And when he's going to referee my fight, I won't accept it. So, the day I find him, I'm going to ask him and tell him to go f*** himself, that son of a b****, so he can suffer and never referee one of my fights again," he concluded.
Michel's MMA Fighters
Michel Pereira , 32, is a veteran MMA fighter and showman in action. The Brazilian began his career in the sport in 2011, fought for several organizations, and debuted in the UFC in 2019. In the sport, he has built a record of 32 wins, 15 losses, and two 'no contests' (no result). His main victories were over Michal Oleksiejczuk and Santiago Ponzinibbio.
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