White refuses to release Aldo from UFC

UFC president Dana White has refused to release Jose Aldo from his contract, after the star fumed at missing out on a rematch with Conor McGregor.

McGregor will instead do battle with lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, with Aldo insisting this shows the Irishman runs the UFC.

"The biggest proof that who's in charge in the UFC now is Conor is that when I wanted to move up to fight [Anthony] Pettis, they said I'd have to vacate my belt and try this fight with no title whatsoever," Aldo told Brazilian website Combate.

"But with him, they let him move up to the division above without losing his belt, and also let him do any fight he wants.

"Since I'm not here to be an employee of McGregor, I ask[ed] to cancel my contract with the UFC.

"When they offered me a fight with Frankie Edgar, Dana said that the winner would challenge McGregor or win the linear title, that he would lose his belt if he didn't return to the featherweight division after his rematch with Nate Diaz.

"After being fooled so many times, I don't feel motivated to fight in the UFC anymore."

However White dismissed Aldo's outrage.

"We won't cancel his contract," White said.

"We know he got very emotional. We respect Jose Aldo very much. We care for the people around him.

"Khabib Nurmagomedov wanted a fight on the card and we got it for him. I'm sure we can find something nice for Aldo, as well."