Nevada State Athletic Commission has announced the referee and judges for the UFC 229 main event match between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo will sit on the judges' panel and will be responsible for the scores while veteran official Herb Dean will be the referee for the grudge match. Dean was in criticism recently for delaying the stoppage in the match between CB Dollaway and Khalid Murtazaliev.
ATTN: Judges for Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov at #UFC229
You hereby have October 6th off work. Your services will not be needed. Thank Mystic Mac. https://t.co/HNK9qksdh0
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) September 25, 2018
Each of the three judges will be paid $1600 for their task while referee Dean will receive $1900 for his job.
Mike Bell, Adelaide Byrd, Dave Hagen, Chris Lee, Marcus Rosales, and Glenn Trowbridge were also named as possible recommendations to act as judges.
The bout will take place on October 6 in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
