Nevada State Athletic Commission names judges, referee assigned to UFC 168 main event

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As it often does in advance of a major fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the names of the officials who will be responsible for the much anticipated rematch between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva. Referee Herb Dean will be enforcing the rules inside the Octagon, while judging mainstays Junichiro Kamijo, Chris Lee, and Patricia Morse-Jarman will score the 5 round fight from cageside. For those keeping score at home, Dean was also the referee for the first clash between Silva and Weidman.

Nevada State Athletic Commission names judges, referee assigned to UFC 168 main event

UFC 168 goes down on Dec. 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The main event is a rematch of what many considered to be the upset of the year, pitting new Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman against the man he defeated for his belt, Anderson Silva. Stay tuned to MMASucka for more on this and other upcoming events.

 

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Justin Pierrot
Justin Pierrothttps://mmasucka.com
Justin Pierrot is MMASucka.com's resident musicologist and TUF aficionado. When not looking after his family or writing his weekly pieces, he's making music as Stormland or building Gundam models.

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