McGregor: 'I thought it was a bit of an early stoppage'

Conor McGregor wasn't too impressed with referee Robert Byrd's decision to stop Saturday's fight in the 10th round.

"I thought it was close though and I thought it was a bit of an early stoppage," McGregor said after the fight. "I was just a little fatigued. He was just a lot more composed with his shots. I have to give it to him, that's what 50 pro fights will do for you."

The Notorious, who held his own in the first three rounds against undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather, was visibly shaken in round 10, leading to Byrd's decision to call the fight.

"I've been strangled on live TV and came back," McGregor said. "When you're in here in the squared circle, everything is different. Let the man put me down, that's fatigue, that's not damage."