Dana White has sounded off on the judging at UFC 307.

It was a busy night of action with Alex Pereira in action in the main event as he battered and stopped Khalil Rountree to make the latest routine defence of his light-heavyweight title.

White was furious with some decisions during UFC 307

UFC legends Jose Aldo and Carla Esparza were two of the biggest talking points however, as they both were on the receiving end of controversial defeats on the judges’ scorecards.

Firstly, White was asked about the overall judging on the night, to which he responded: “I thought the judging tonight was atrocious.

“I felt like I was at a boxing match in Ireland tonight.”

The UFC kingpin was then asked about the Esparza decision, to which he replied: “I thought the judging was atrocious tonight, I’ll just leave it at that.

He was then asked if he was surprised by the decision that Aldo was on the receiving end of against Mario Bautista.

Bautista used his wrestling to pick up the win despite not landing a takedown, and the referee failed on multiple occasions to stop some stalling during clinches on the fence.

And White delivered his verdict, adding: “I always think the ref should be more active on that. A hundred percent.

“Especially when somebody keeps doing it to stall. If you’re judging on a guy, whether it’s control, if it’s this or that, if you’re not trying to fight, how do you win the fight?

“And if you’re looking at attempted takedowns, what about stuffing the takedowns? Just, madness.

“When you can tell that the guy definitely doesn’t want to stand and strike, and just wants to stall against the fence, yes the ref, that’s their job.

Esparza retried from the UFC after her contentious lossGetty

Aldo was beaten in controversial fashionGetty

“They’re supposed to see it. When they see it continually happening and the guy is not trying to win the fight, then you keep trying to break them up.”

Esparza was left in tears after losing to Tecia Pennington, as she decided to take the decision to retire at the age of 36.

It was a devastating blow and one which will see her finish on a sad note, despite leaving an incredible legacy in MMA.

Meanwhile it was a similarly damaging result for Aldo, but it appears he will fight on.

The Brazilian struggled to break down the tactics, which many thought were sometimes illegal, during the fight.

McGregor was equally disgusted with the treatment of his former rival by officating, and responded: “Dirt decision…

“Rogan said the judges weren’t even looking. That was Jose’s story. Bulls*** 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.”

He then added: “As referee, if the fighters go to the same place of [stall] over and over I would be putting the position on a clock.

“And each time they end back there the clock goes shorter.”