Referees, Judges Selected for Jones-Gustafsson, ‘Cyborg’-Nunes Title Fights at UFC 232

Tristen CritchfieldDec 10, 2018


Herb Dean will be the third man in the cage when Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson square off for a second time at UFC 232.

Referees and judges were selected for both UFC 232 title bouts during a Nevada Athletic Commission meeting on Monday. Dean will be paid $1,900 for overseeing the Jones-Gustafsson rematch, which will be for the vacant 205-pound belt. Jones defeated the Gustafsson via unanimous decision in a five-round title bout at UFC 165 in September 2013. John McCarthy was the referee for that light heavyweight title bout.

Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo will score the UFC 232 main event. Each will be paid $1,200 for their work.

Meanwhile, Marc Goddard will officiate the UFC 232 co-headliner, a featherweight championship clash between Cristiane Justino and Amanda Nunes. Goddard will be paid $1,900. Dave Hagen, Chris Lee and Mike Bell will score the fight from cageside and will receive $1,200 apiece.

UFC 232 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 29. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on Fox Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.