Overview
- Benoît Saint-Denis defeated Dan Hooker by TKO at 4:45 of Round 2 in the UFC 325 co-main event in Sydney.
- Jorge Masvidal criticized referee Herb Dean for allowing the bout to continue as Hooker turtled and took sustained ground-and-pound.
- Masvidal delivered the remarks in a Death Row MMA reaction video, estimating Hooker spent over a minute and a half stuck and absorbing strikes.
- He emphasized the critique was not personal, calling Dean a good person while questioning his recent officiating.
- Reports contrasted the backlash with Dean’s two-decade résumé and multiple Referee of the Year awards, and noted no formal response or review has been reported.