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Det visade sig att en operation krävdes för att få tillbaka Antônio Rodrigo ”Minotauro” Nogueiras arm till normalt skick igen. Men den tredje mannnen i oktagonen som såg allt på nära håll har fått lite kritik för att han inte klev emellan.
“In my mind, I was hoping that he would tap,” säger Herb Dean på Sherdog Radio. “Like, ‘Please, please make this easy for me. That looks like it’s on.’ I definitely [had a] heightened awareness at that time. I was really focused on that arm. But that’s how Antonio became who he is — he didn’t get there by giving up. That guy’s done things that everyone thought was impossible time and time again because he never gives up.”
Men Dean stoppade inte matchen för att Nogueira till slut klappade, utan det var för att armen hade blivit bruten.
“I stopped it because I saw the arm break,” fortsätter Dean. “The tap came after. I don’t stop it when I believe it’s locked on or even if I believe the guy’s in jeopardy because I don’t know what that person can take. I don’t know what their limits are, but if I see an injury that is too dangerous for the fight to continue, that’s when I’m going to stop the fight. Or if I see the fighter tap.”
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