"Diesel" won by submission due to strikes in the third round. At UFC 61, held on July 8, 2006, Dean served as referee of the highly anticipated rematch between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. sroster", "10 Times MMA Stars Fought In Bare Knuckle Boxing", "Ex-UFC star wins UK bareknuckle boxing title fight after dishing out 'savage ass kicking', "JOE RIGGS VS CHRISTIAN EVANS - BKB4 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BARE KNUCKLE TITLE FIGHT * EXCLUSIVE *", "Bare Knuckle FC 3 live results stream, highlights for 'Adams vs Shewmaker' in Biloxi", "BKFC 4 results: Leonard Garcia KOs Julian Lane, Bec Rawlings and Chris Lytle pick up wins", "Bare Knuckle FC 6 results: Artem Lobov rallies late for decision win over Paulie Malignaggi", "Hector Lombard vs. Joe Riggs to headline BKFC 10 in February", "Hector Lombard gets new BKFC 10 opponent after Joe Riggs drops out", "BKFC 18 video: Hector Lombard gets in post-fight brawl after winning title in bizarre stoppage", "Taylor Starling vs. Randine Elkholm, Joe Riggs vs. Melvin Guillard set for BKFC Montana in October", "BKFC Fight Night Montana results: Joe Riggs knocks out Melvin Guillard in 59 seconds", "Interview with Joe where he talks about the death of his son". The fight was not only the main event of the biggest-selling pay-per-view in UFC history, but it may also have been the promotions greatest ever grudge match, too. I saw it go." This made more sense when it was revealed that the winner would be set to fight the ultimate good guy UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a title fight later in the year. Naturally, the most infamous instance of a fight continuing in the octagon after the final buzzer remains the unsavory incident that took place after Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 229. But prior to becoming a UFC ref in 2004, he himself was an MMA fighter. Once freed from the armbar, Sylvia again began to argue with Dean, who continually told him, "It's fucking broken! Often this is down to some kind of perceived disrespect. Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress. While the UFC often markets its fights around grudges, the hatchet is mostly buried in the octagon after a fight. Filipovi has stated since that the elbows on the ground confused and damaged him enough that he was disoriented after the stand up, contributing to the subsequent knockout. Spann attempted to fire back, but looked outgunned by his more ferocious opponent. Course it's old, just figured many didn't know Herb even fought at one point. why is the guy doing yoga while getting kicked in the head? The two men did hug post-fight, but the result clearly didnt sit well with Diaz. Who will win the rubber match between Demetrious Johnson and Adriano Moraes at ONE's U.S. debut Friday? Before long, all hell broke loose, with UFC officials and security attempting to separate Nurmagomedov and Danis. Riggs has trained at Arizona Combat Sports under the Lally brothers, MMA Lab under John Crouch and TNT Training Center under Scott Tannenbaum. [22], Riggs faced Chris Camozzi on February 21, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 83. Riggs next fought on the Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields card from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO on June 6, 2009, against Phil "The New York Badass" Baroni in a three-round welterweight bout that won him the interim Strike Force Welter Weight title and that was broadcast live on the Showtime cable network. MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. [17] Riggs lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. Riggs missed weight. Brandon Thatch loss . [34], Riggs faced Melvin Guillard at BKFC Fight Night: Montana on October 9, 2021. Joseph Jonathan Riggs (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. In the end, though, despite being rocked in the first round, Riggs was awarded a tight decision by the judges. I can see you will be another CavemanJesus pretty soon No chance. Riggs made his WEC debut at WEC 9 against Alex Stiebling, in what was also his debut at Light Heavyweight. Did I mention this member is a she? This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. cecil peoples reffed his fight against timothy mendoza. On May 6, 2013, it was announced that Riggs would be featured as a participant on Bellator's reality TV show Fight Master: Bellator MMA, competing as a Welterweight.[9]. [14] The fight ended early in the first round by TKO due to injury when Riggs hurt his neck on a take down and tapped out shortly thereafter. [32] However, in January, the company announced that Lombard will be facing David Mundell, with no further information. Early in the fight Riggs was caught in a guillotine choke and tapped out. 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About a month later, on January 10, 2011, Riggs signed with Bellator to fight in its Middleweight division. Here's his first fight. Now you know. gerrycurl21 01-10-2010, 10:02 PM the entire card is really interesting, Hershels debut, Lashleys Strikeforce debut and Cyborg defends her belt too. But that wasnt enough to stop the UFC using it to promote the eventual fight between him and Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Legeno officially earned a TKO victory and his fourth consecutive win. Strangely enough, it occurred in a fight that hardly seemed to have a lot of personal animosity around it going in. Just found this and thought a few fans might want to view it. [11][12], Dean has won Fighters Only Magazine's World MMA Awards Referee of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 (July 2020) and (July 2020) 2021. He attempted to square up to Vai Cavalo, only for the former UFC heavyweight champion to hit him with a front kick to the chest. Joe "Diesel" Riggs once pounded out Herb Dean Joe "Diesel" Riggs once pounded out Herb Dean. Riggs won his next fight at Strikeforce: Destruction on November 21, 2008, against Luke Stewart by TKO (Punches) in 2nd round 2:05. His next match. Despite his efforts, Riggs could not mount a significant challenge; Hughes took him down and submitted him with a kimura from half-guard just minutes into the first round of the fight. Although he lost the fight, he battered Stiebling so badly that after the fight he had to be helped out of the cage and taken to a hospital. More to the point, it only added to Tarverdyans reputation as one of MMAs most controversial figures. Riggs Won the 5 Round title fight via unanimous decision. He looked to be a better ref than judge lol. [24] On April 13, Riggs was released from the promotion. Please logout and login again. Following his loss to Hughes, Riggs rebounded to win against future longtime Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz via decision at UFC 57. [38] Won Fight Master: Bellator MMA Season One. Herbs Fights are hard to obtain if your the casual fan or have only known of him since the UFC. He got poked in the eye and gave up. Herb Dean loss. "When Herb Dean does shit, I don't even question it anymore. UFC 113s semi-main event featured a major welterweight grudge match between two of the UFCs bad boys, Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley. [10], At UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till, Dean received more criticism for his late stoppage of a fight between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert, and got into an altercation with UFC commentator and former fighter Dan Hardy over the stoppage. Missing Match: Herb Dean vs Joe Riggs, RITC 43 (January 18, 2003) It's worth noting that there was a missing match in Dean's fight record - his match against Joe Riggs in RITC 43. Riggs earned a 1st Round TKO win. Hed already been overheard telling Browne that Werdum didnt have sh*t for him in his corner between rounds perhaps suggesting that he thought his fighter deserved a win. I'm sure that when talking about these early days a lot of people have the bloody image of Joe "Daddy" Stevenson in his fight against BJ Penn or of the insane fight between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar that arguably put MMA out to the mainstream public. I can hold my own' date=' but that dude can tell you anything about any fight[/quote']. MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. He was originally supposed to face the winner of the upcoming title fight. Bronzoulis was leg kicks, attacking Riggs' lead leg. [27][deprecated source] Riggs was deducted 1 point in the first round for shooting for a take-down and taking his opponent to the mat, and was warned again in the same round after throwing an illegal elbow. According to Diaz, Riggs instigated the clash, but Diesel told a different story. Mike Bronzoulis vs. Joe Riggs. At UFC 70, held on April 21, 2007, Dean was the referee during the bout between Mirko Cro Cop and Gabriel Gonzaga. [8] Riggs made his Bellator debut against Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Finalist Bryan Baker at Bellator 43. Post-fight, though, Smith explained his actions. Many fans took to Twitter afterwards, with near universal criticism towards the stoppage, comparing it to a recent late stoppage by fellow referee Mario Yamasaki. No contests. When the fight ended, he decided to take another swing at his opponent, landing a shocking sucker punch on an unsuspecting Koscheck before referee Dan Miragliotta was able to restrain him. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2007/07/referee-herb-dean-unsuccessful-in-cage-rage-bout. Your arm is broken." Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog. Sports that he was retiring from his career as a fighter after the event and would instead focus on officiating. I watched Herb Dean's MMA debut. He won a championship fight against Christian Fat Boy Evans, an experienced bare knuckle fighter who had also been featured in the documentary "Bare Knuckle Fight Club" from Channel 4 news,[26] by unanimous decision at BKB 4. [6] Riggs lost the fight via unanimous decision. He won the fight via unanimous decision. UFC president Dana White criticized Dean saying, "He made a mistake. [6] He added that after Dean's stoppage of the Mir vs. Sylvia fight he never questions Dean. Required fields are marked *. But got called to fight just a month after the defeating Lytle in UFC 55 to face long time champion Hughes for the UFC Welter Weight title. Herb Dean, Joseph Benavidez, Joe Warren, Malki Kawa, John Hackleman and Dave Meltzer. Although Riggs is right handed, he was encouraged by his boxing coach to fight southpaw, making his power hand his left hand. I remember! This means that the fighters involved often have to suffer some repercussions. The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). Where he surprised the U.K crowd by dominating the fight and scoring 2 knockdown in the fight. TKRIS [31], Riggs was expected to headline BKFC 10 against fellow UFC veteran Hctor Lombard in February 2020. And the Stockton native wasnt about to let up when he saw Diesel in a local hospital later that night. Tarverdyan yelled at Werdum, who won, and then Werdum kicked him! Recommended Posts. As a highly regarded referee himself, it has been estimated that Herb Dean makes between $250,000 and $550,000 a year. It was after his fight with Nick Diaz in which he went psycho and beat the crap outta him Unfortunaly, this reall is news to a lot of people lol. [4] However, he was denied licensure by the California State Athletic Commission after disclosing his recent use of prescription medication during the licensing process. Incredibly, McGregor began to brawl with Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Zubaira Tukhugov and Esed Emiragaev inside the octagon. Sign up for the MMA Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Dean competed all over the map including bouts in the United States,. He basically out-fought Hapa in every possible area, resulting in a clear-cut unanimous decision victory. Riggs lost to Kazuo Misaki at Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion via controversial stoppage on September 20, 2008. In the preliminary round, Riggs defeated Eric Scallan via unanimous decision and went on to the quarterfinal round where he defeated Evan Cutts via unanimous decision. Ronald Edward " Ron " Stallings, Jr. [3] (born February 25, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. SHOW TOPICS. Some fight analysts claim that Gonzaga was in fact administering ground and pound and had just maneuvered his opponent against the cage for an additional advantage. #JoeRiggs #HerbDean #UFCJoe Riggs - Referee Herb Dean FightHere, Joe Riggs is asked about his favorite referees, and he brings up Herb Dean. Nick Diaz infamously continued his fight with Joe Riggs in the hospital after their clash While the clash between Joe Riggs and Nick Diaz didn't continue in the octagon after the final. I don't know how long I can keep this up but I can't post under you know who for personal reasons. From there, a wild brawl broke out that lasted for almost five minutes before they were separated. The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). [35] He won the fight via first-minute knockout. HERB DEAN RELATED NEWS. Actually, I think he's the best" in reference to his stoppage in the fight between Mike Swick and Paulo Thiago. Mixed-martial arts fighter and referee Herb Dean (2-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), perhaps best known for his frequent stints officiating in the UFC, was unsuccessful in his bout against Dave Legeno at todays Cage Rage 22 event. That's all I'm going to say. Naturally, everyone was stunned including UFC President Dana White, who unceremoniously fired Daley after the event and banned him from ever returning to the UFC. . He took the action to Superman, engaging him on the feet in a brutal striking war in the first round. [18], Riggs was expected to face Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73. In this match, Herb Dean showcased his impressive fighting skills against Randy Halmot. Post-fight, when Werdum made a crying gesture at a portion of the crowd that were booing, the Armenian-American decided to take action. UFC president Dana White,[1] UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, articles covering MMA in ESPN.com,[2] Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, SB Nation (mmamania.com), Fightland and other publications have called Dean the gold standard for referees in MMA. His very 1st fight he fought for the Bare Knuckle Light Heavyweight World Title. Evidently, despite putting a complete beatdown on The Notorious, Khabib remained infuriated by whatd happened. Shamrock, visibly angered, immediately protested the decision. Check out this week's "Spinning Back Clique" live stream covering the biggest topics in combat sports, like BKFC 41, Nate Diaz and UFC 288. [3] Sylvia later admitted that he knew his arm was broken and wanted to keep fighting in spite of that, but he thanked Dean for saving his career by ending the fight when he did.[4]. Riggs vs. Bronzoulis scratched from Bellator 98. Riggs went on to win the fight by 2nd-round TKO. Apparently though, the fact that hed claimed that he didnt care about Smiths previous experience, wins or main events got under the skin of Lionheart big time. The promotion even dedicated an episode of Fight Lore to it in 2020. He threw a metal dolly at it and smashed one of its windows. [28], Riggs signed with the BKFC in 2018 and made his promotional debut against Brok Weaverat BKFC 3: The Takeover on October 20, 2018. when he saw the break, and he immediately moved in to stop the fight. Deans impressive fighting skills were once again on display in his match against Jung Gyu Choi in Spirit MC 9. BKFC Fight Night Montana is headlined by a Middleweight Showdown between Joe 'Diesel' Riggs, of Phoenix, AZ and Melvin 'The Young Assassin' Guillard, fighting out of Denver, CO. Advance tickets priced . He's officiated more than 5,700 fights around the world for various promotions, obviously including UFC. Chaos in the arena. He stated that due to the length of time hes spent in the sport, he merely wants his peers to respect him, something he felt Spann hadnt done leading up to their clash. In the heavyweight division, BKFC World Champion The Mexicutioner' Joey Beltran, (4-1-1, 2 KOs), fighting out of Carlsbad, CA will make , Fighter in Focus by Ivan Spassov, Editor in Chief at FITE The early days of MMA have produced some of the toughest fighters to ever enter the cage.

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