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Former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira stated he wants referee Herb Dean kept away from officiating his future bouts. The frustration stems from his controversial heavyweight interim title defeat against Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 in June, where Pereira suffered a second-round TKO.
Pereira accused the veteran referee of failing to intervene over alleged illegal strikes to the back of the head prior to stopping the fight. Following the loss, Pereira has scheduled his next heavyweight appearance against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335.
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