Dana White 'Happy' with Stoppage in Floyd Mayweather's Win over Conor McGregor

UFC President Dana White said he was fine with Saturday night's controversial stoppage in the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor fight.

"I was happy with the stoppage," White told Sports Illustrated. "Conor was tired, and I didn't want to see two more rounds of that. This isn't what he does. He came in, he fought Mayweather at his game. Floyd would never step in to the Octagon, and if he did, it would not go five rounds. Conor did it tonight; I'm proud of him, but I didn't want to see two more rounds of that."

You can see the full interview below:

ESPN's T.J. Quinn saw things similarly to White: 

McGregor didn't agree with the stoppage, however.

"I've been strangled on live TV and come back," he said, per Arash Markazi of ESPN.

The referee, Robert Byrd, stopped the fight in the 10th round with McGregor on the ropes but still on his feet. His face was bloodied, though, and he was precariously situated near the ropes.

McGregor would have preferred the chance to either recover or be knocked out.

"When you're in here in the squared circle, everything is different," he continued. "Let the man put me down; that's fatigue, that's not damage."

"Let me walk back to my corner and compose myself," he concluded.

As for the fight itself, the divide in boxing skill was clear to Chris Mannix of The Vertical: 

McGregor may have gone 10 rounds with the undefeated Mayweather, but against a more aggressive and powerful boxer—Mayweather has always been a technical and evasive counterpuncher—it's hard to imagine the UFC star lasting that long.