Jose Aldo suffered his second loss since he returned to the Octagon for a final run at the highest level last year.
After a matchup that was criticized by fans, Jose Aldo retired after he was defeated by Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 in Montreal.
It was a huge moment for the Canadian hunter, where Zahabi praised Georges St-Pierre who, on 10 May in the Bell-Centrum in the middle of the Bell Center, did him in the corner.
Although Aldo stated that he was planning to fight in the future after his weight problems, the legendary former champion called time on his career rather than expected.
A colleague Brazilian and former UFC champion is of the opinion that the great great time was insisted to make this call after the wrong end of controversial score cards.
Rafael Dos Anjos says that the judges sent Jose Aldo in an early retirement after back-to-back controversial losses
The reaction of fans to social media and the vast majority of the media scores showed that most people believed that Jose Aldo deserved to win the decision on UFC 315.
Instead, Aiemann Zahabi achieved the unanimous victory over the score cards to extend his winning series to six after a large featherweight collision.
Aldo's earlier fight with Mario Bautista on UFC 307 earned many of the same reactions with fans who were furious that the Brazilian lost a split decision.
Given that the 38-year-old on the day before the fight was talking about making a permanent move to 145 pounds, he clearly did not always intend to retire, regardless of the result on 10 May.
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos referred to this in his response to Aldo's retirement, where he accused the judges of forcing the legend after back-to-back defeats where the score cards dominated the conversation.
“Poor assessment made one of the best hunters to retire earlier. Aldo lost two fights in a role for bad judges. That is a pity, something has to change. #UFC315”
Poor assessment made one of the best fighters to retire earlier. Aldo lost two fights in a role for bad jury members. That's a pity, something has to change. #UFC315
– Rafael Dos Anjos (@rdosanjosmma) 11 May 2025
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Jose Aldo -fans have edited the UFC 315 Wikipedia page in a challenging answer to his loss
It would always be difficult to see how Jose Aldo hangs up the gloves for good, because the former featherweight champion is such a beloved figure.
Although his legacy has already been insured, after he was inaugurated in the Hall of Fame in 2023, nobody wanted to see him losing, even if he still produced a great fight.
In the immediate aftermath of Aldo's pension, fans edited the UFC 315 Wikipedia page to give their version of events, which changes the result to “theft”.
It certainly states that in the last run of Aldo he suffered two decision losses in which many believed that he earned it to lift his hand.