Conor was allowed to commit all those fouls (except the knee, which he did get warned for) and he still lost, so it's all academic really. Even the NSAC appointing Dana White as the referee for this fight wouldn't have helped Conor overcome Khabib.
Herb Dean is and has always been a very $hit ref imo. Idiot sheep think he is "the best in the business" because another idiot Joe Rogan continually spews that fake news.