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Conor McGregor has called for UFC to change its rules to stop fighters from spitting and launching 'snot rockets' in the octagon during fights.

The former light-and-featherweight world champion labelled the act as a 'ridiculous habit' in a series of tweets on Saturday night which have since been deleted. 

The 34-year-old was one of many who had tuned in for UFC San Antonio to watch the headline fight of the night between Cory Sandhagen and Marlon 'Chito' Vera in the bantamweight division.

However, McGregor couldn't even last until the end of the fight before finding an issue with what the two fighters were doing in the octagon between rounds.  

At the end of the fourth round, McGregor took to social media to express his disgust at what he had been seeing.