BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Sports Program https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Referee Herb Dean draws double duty in UFC on FOX 8 main and co-main events https://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html https://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html SEATTLE – Veteran referee Herb Dean will oversee the two top-billed fights at UFC on FOX 8. Dean is the third man in the cage for the event’s title headliner between flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga , which will be judged by Sal D’Amato, Chris Lee and Lester Griffin. Just prior to that fight, Dean also officiates the co-main draw between welterweights Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald , which will be judged by D’Amato, Dave Hagen and Griffin. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Friday received UFC on FOX 8 referee and judging assignments from the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversees the state’s combative sports program. UFC on FOX 8 takes place tonight at Seattle’s KeyArena

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html/feed 0 Washington commission: No TUEs filed for UFC on FOX 8 https://www.badmma.com/washington-commission-no-tues-filed-for-ufc-on-fox-8.html https://www.badmma.com/washington-commission-no-tues-filed-for-ufc-on-fox-8.html#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 05:10:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/washington-commission-no-tues-filed-for-ufc-on-fox-8.html None of the 24 fighters competing at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 card applied for therapeutic use exemptions. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) received the news on Tuesday after filing a public records request with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversees the state’s combative sports program. UFC on FOX 8 takes place Saturday at Seattle’s KeyArena. The event’s main card airs live on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Although exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy are the most common to MMA, others are granted for fighters who can demonstrate a medical necessity for substances that aren’t allowed by state athletic commissions. Recently, the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted UFC middleweight Chris Leben an exemption for prescription opioid medication Suboxone, which typically is used as a replacement therapy for people with narcotic dependency. None of the fighters on UFC on FOX 8 are known to have used TRT or other banned substances.

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