Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira now know who would be the third man within the cage for his or her second battle.
At a Tuesday assembly of the Nevada Athletic Fee, referees and judges have been voted on and confirmed for the 2 title fights going down at UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas.
Herb Dean is about because the referee for the primary occasion when Ankalaev places his mild heavyweight title on the road in opposition to Alex Pereira in a rematch. Ankalaev scored a choice victory of their first encounter and now they’ll run it again as Pereira seeks his revenge with hopes of reclaiming the 205-pound title.
The judges scoring the battle are set with Sal D’Amato, Derek Cleary, and Chris Lee.
Each D’Amato and Lee have been concerned within the first battle with the judges scoring the win for Ankalaev after 5 rounds. D’Amato was the lone choose that gave the battle to Ankalaev with a 49-46 scorecard whereas the opposite two judges had it 48-47 in his favor.
Within the co-main occasion, Marc Goddard is about to function the in-cage official when Merab Dvalishvili appears for his third profitable title protection in 2025 as he clashes with Cory Sandhagen.
Mike Bell, Ben Cartlidge, and Eric Colon are set because the judges for the battle.
Sandhagen appears to drag off the upset when he will get his first crack at UFC gold, whereas Dvalishvili makes an attempt to additional solidify his standing as not solely the highest bantamweight within the sport but in addition among the finest pound-for-pound fighters in all of MMA.
The rest of the referee and judging assignments will likely be made throughout battle week in Las Vegas forward of the Oct. 4 occasion.
