Conor McGregor demands UFC introduce new rule after controversial fight

Conor McGregor wants the UFC to introduce a stopclock after watching legend Jose Aldo fall to defeat last weekend.

Aldo was outpointed by Mario Bautista at 307 on Saturday night, losing a split-decision after three rounds in Salt Lake. But the winner was heavily criticised for controlling former featherweight champion Aldo against the cage for large portions of the fight.

And McGregor, who knocked out Aldo inside 13 seconds in 2015, took to social media to call on the UFC to take action to ensure there is no repeat. "Dirt decision. Rogan said the judges weren’t even looking. That was Jose’s story. Bulls*** decision," he wrote.

"He has just said he was shooting in just to hold him against the fence. That’s not good enough. Referees need to step in here. This sport is the fans' sport. Remember this and act accordingly referees, going forward, thank you.

"As referee, if the fighters go to the same place over and over I would be putting the position on a clock. And each time they end back there the clock goes shorter. 30 second clock. 20 second clock, 10 second, 8 second, 6 second etc etc etc separate, seperate, separate. No point prolonging these positions as if they haven’t taken place exactly the same way prior and nothing has taken place but stalling. My opinion.

"It’s bad form but an easy fix! Referees need to implement the ‘McGregor Clock’ method. Check my tweets here on this. Also it wasn’t failed takedowns it was direct stalling he said it post interview. People jiggling a little bit is to keep the referee from stepping in. REFEREES NEED TO BE ON POINT HERE. For the fans! Some refs won’t like I named that clock after myself but whatever, call it what ya’s want. But implement it! Dana [White, UFC CEO], say it to them."

White later said he was open to looking at the issue, saying: "I always think that the referees should be more active on that, 100 per cent, especially when someone keeps doing it to stall. You guys aren’t going to let up on this are you, so let’s get into it. If you’re judging a guy if it’s on control, this or that, if you’re not trying to fight then how do you win the fight? If you’re looking at attempted takedowns, well what about stuffing the takedowns?

"It was just madness. When you can tell that a guy definitely doesn’t want to stand and strike and just wants to stall along the fence, that’s the ref’s job – when they see it continually happening and the guy is not trying to win the fight, then you keep breaking them up."

Bautista, however, was having none of McGregor's criticism, firing back: "Conor can kiss my a***,” Bautista said in a fiery, but brief statement after being asked about what had been said on social media. “And he can fight whenever he’s supposed to. Take the fight against Michael Chandler and shut up."