When Jose Aldo and Mario Bautista entered the Octagon at UFC 307 tonight, the stakes were high. If the legendary Brazilian former champ won, he would have moved one step closer to a bantamweight title shot. And despite an incredibly close fight, ‘Junior’ lost a close split decision to the #11 ranked Bautista.

Aldo’s most famous opponent, Conor McGregor, like the fans, is incensed at the results. The Irishman took to social media and raged against the decision, calling out the judges and referees for allegedly scoring the many failed takedown attempts (all of which Aldo stuffed) in the Cuban’s favor.

“Rogan said the judges weren’t even looking. That was Jose’s story. Bulls–t decision. 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,” ‘Mac’ wrote.

The stats of the Aldo-Bautista main card clash do seemingly give the former champ an edge. Jose Aldo after all, managed to outstrike his opponent for all three rounds and had a perfect takedown defense in the clash (10 for 10). Interestingly, ‘Junior’ has been literally impervious to takedown lately, having managed to stuff every takedown attempt in his last three fights (0 for 28). What seems to have given Bautista the edge during the fight was probably him putting the Brazilian on the fence for a not insignificant amount of time.

But McGregor referenced Joe Rogan, who at one point commented that some of the judges weren’t even watching the fight, to throw shade at the two judges who scored the bout in Bautista’s favor. And as usual, Conor McGregor had a lot more to say.

Conor McGregor sees title shot in Jose Aldo’s future despite UFC 307 loss

Reiterating his displeasure at the outcome of the fight, ‘Mac’ simply tweeted ‘”Dirt decision” in another tweet. ‘The Notorious’ went as far as suggesting a rule change. “As referee, if the fighters go to the same place of stawl over and over I would be putting the position on a clock, and each time they end back there the clock goes shorter,” the incensed Irishman wrote.

In addition, the former two-division champ, who shot to global superstardom with his famous 13-second knockout of Aldo almost a decade ago, commended the Brazilian as “One of our true all time greats,” and hoped to see him fight for the 135-pound crown soon.

CEO Dana White had similar sentiments at the post-event presser. “I think the judging tonight was atrocious,” he said. “When you can tell the guy definitely does not want to stand and strike and just wants to stall against the fence…,” the referee needs to reset them, as per White. He also responded to McGregor’s clock idea stating you would only need common sense and not the clock to keep the action going.

The winner of the fight, Mario Bautista, also faced questions from the press about the backlash from the fans and McGregor. “Conor can kiss my a–,” he said. The bantamweight fighter suggested that McGregor stick to his business and return and fight Michael Chandler.

So it’s safe to say that the UFC 307 card generated a lot of noise with fighters, CEO, and spectators all chiming in about the decisions. What are your thoughts on McGregor’s take on the Aldo-Bautista fight? Should the UFC try to make new rules about cage control and takedown defense? Let us know in the comments.