Michael Bisping

3 stories covering Michael Bisping — news, results and analysis.

Referee Herb Dean officiating a UFC bout inside the octagon

Xavier Franklin Blasts Herb Dean After TUF 34 Restart Costs Him a Final Spot

Franklin says he finished his bantamweight semifinal with under a minute left, only for a five-minute stoppage-turned-restart to hand his opponent a decision.

Aug 13, 2026

Referee Herb Dean signals for a video replay during a bantamweight fight

UFC

Herb Dean's Confusing Eye-Poke Call Overshadows TUF 34 Bantamweight Semi

A near-stoppage, an eye-poke protest and a video review turned a coin-flip fight on its head — and viewers weren't buying Dean's handling of it.

Aug 11, 2026

Daniel Cormier reacting cageside during The Ultimate Fighter 34

UFC

Xavier Franklin's Buzzer-Beater KO Sparks TUF 34 Chaos and a Cormier Meltdown

Franklin's last-second knockout of Micaias Urena squared the TUF 34 coaching series at 4-4 — but a knee to the chest nearly turned the win into a DQ circus.

Aug 3, 2026