Hardy clearly was livid at what he thought was an egregious late stoppage, but Dean has since come out and defended his handling of the fight, saying there was no late . Riggs lost to Cory Devela via submission in his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce: At The Dome. Mike Bronzoulis vs. Joe Riggs. [38] Dean quickly freed the pinned foot which helped prevent serious injury. Riggs next fought on the Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields card from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO on June 6, 2009, against Phil "The New York Badass" Baroni in a three-round welterweight bout that won him the interim Strike Force Welter Weight title and that was broadcast live on the Showtime cable network. Arguably the most recognizable MMA referee of all time, Herb Dean competed five times as a professional MMA fighter. [21] Riggs won the bout via disqualification after Stallings landed an illegal upkick, which rendered Riggs unable to continue. [14] The fight ended early in the first round by TKO due to injury when Riggs hurt his neck on a take down and tapped out shortly thereafter. I wanna see Herb Dean vs Dan Mirgliotta live on versus. Herb Dean Defends His Askren/Lawler Stoppage | Joe Rogan JRE Clips 3.8M views 3 years ago Best Referee Moments in MMA It's Not Cagefighting 3.1M views 3 years ago Joe Rogan - Big John. He won the bout via unanimous decision. His very 1st fight he fought for the Bare Knuckle Light Heavyweight World Title. Riggs went on to win the fight by 2nd-round TKO. When they squared off in the octagon, it was an incredibly close fight to call, with both men getting their fair share of good shots in. This was a truly wild scene and remains one of the only times in UFC history that a coach and a fighter ended up coming to blows inside the octagon. He threw a metal dolly at it and smashed one of its windows. No chance. Then after being named the UFCs number 1 Welter Weight contender. Jay Hieron vs Joe Riggs Already had Diaz vs Zaromskis for the WW title as well. [33], Riggs then faced Hctor Lombard for the inaugural BKFC Cruiserweight Championship at BKFC 18 on June 26, 2021. [23] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round due a series of knees by Camozzi, which broke the right forearm of Riggs. (During that stretch, the Cage Rage veteran also picked up wins over UFC veterans Kimo Leopoldo and Dan Severn.). [3] Sylvia later admitted that he knew his arm was broken and wanted to keep fighting in spite of that, but he thanked Dean for saving his career by ending the fight when he did.[4]. Joe "Diesel" Riggs once pounded out Herb Dean - UFC - Forum If anyone has footage of the Joe Riggs Vs Dean fight I'll pay like 150 to see it . Riggs lost via triangle choke submission in the second round. 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Won the BKB Light Heavyweight World Championship, Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor, Fight Master: Bellator MMA Season One Winner, M-1 Challenge 81: Battle in the Mountains 6, "Joe Riggs - Official UFC Fighter Profile", "Joe Riggs vs Luke Stewart Strikeforce fight booked with Shonie Carter hurt", "Riggs Denied Licensure for Strikeforce - Pictures", "Joe Riggs vs Jay Hieron at Strikeforce: 'Miami' on Jan. 30", "Strikeforce Parts Ways With Joey Villasenor and Joe Riggs", "Bellator signs veteran middleweight Joe Riggs", "HugeDomains.com - TitoCouture.COM is for sale (Tito Couture)", "Saturday's 'Fight Master' finale bout postponed", "Report: Joe Riggs returns to UFC, set to face Paulo Thiago at UFN 51", "Joe Riggs out of UFC Fight Night 51 after injury from accidental shooting", "Joe Riggs meets Ben Saunders at UFC on FOX 13 in Phoenix MMAjunkie", "UFC on FOX 13 results: Fluke injury gives Ben Saunders fast win over Joe Riggs", "Joe Riggs feared he had severely injured neck prior to UFC on FOX 13 tap", "Title Fight & 5 Canadians Officially Announced for UFC Montreal", "UFC 186 results: Patrick Cote gets hometown win, takes decision from Joe Riggs", "Uriah Hall vs. Joe Riggs booked for UFC Fight Night 73", "UFC Fight Night 73 fight card lineup finalized following Uriah Hall and Dustin Ortiz receiving new opponents", "UFC 191 adds Joe Riggs vs. Ron Stallings", "UFC 191 results, highlights: On one good eye, Joe Riggs gets DQ win over Ron Stallings", "Seven fights added to UFC Fight Night 82 in Pittsburgh", "UFC Fight Night 83 results: Knees! 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