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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Yamasaki To Ref Couture vs Lesnar at UFC 91
At the Nevada State Athletic Commision meetin on Wednesday, the Commission determined that Mario Yamasaki would be the referee in charge of the action when UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture defends his belt against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91 on Nov. 15 in Las Vegas.
Also called to work for the bout were judges Jeff Mullen, Cecil Peoples, and Tony Weeks.
The bout marks Couture's return to the Octagon following more than a year mired in legal battles with the promotion.
The winner between Couture and Lesnar will face the winner of the bout between interim champion Antinio Rodrigo Nogueira and challenger Frank Mir, who are fighting on Dec. 27 at UFC 92. That unification bout will likely take place in early 2009.Labels: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Mario Yamasaki, Randy Couture, UFC 91, UFC 92
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:05 PM
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Is it common for them to announce the ref for a fight like that ahead of time? I thought they didn't b/c of betting reasons and what not.
Is this fake and you're just waiting to see if any junk copy and paste websites post it?
Horrible ref, he has been the one who has made all 4 of the worst calls in UFC history that I can remember...this should be great.....
I see Lesnar is trying to hand pick the referee for the match. I guess his could bring over a ref from WWE.
I thought it would have been Stone Cold Steve Austin or Hulk Hogan....
no i always think the herb dean has made the bad calls!!!!
Steve is the best ref out there, he should be working all title fights unless Big John comes out of retirement!