Jose Aldo's pension fight could not have been crazier at UFC 315.
The former dual UFC-Fedweight champion has been retired before, in 2022 against Merab Dvalishvili and will again lose it in Canada after back-to-back.
In his last time-out on UFC 307 Sleep shot to Mario Bautista, Jose Aldo tried to Rebound against Georges St-Pierre's teammate Aiemann Zahabi in a featherweight fight on UFC 315 on Saturday, who was originally planned for Bantamweight but changed because of Aldo who was not 136l.
Despite the last-minute change in weight, Zahabi donated it to Aldo with an almost finish in the third round to secure him a blockbuster decision-making victory praised by GSP in his corner.
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Georges St-Pierre compares Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi with 'Rocky'
The scenes of Aldo vs. Zahabi were all-action, especially in round 3 with both men on just a few shots removed from getting the knockout stop.
“It was like a Rocky movie fight scenario,” said UFC Hall by Famer Georges St-Pierre about Zahabi's fight against Aldo.
“Congratulations Aiemann …”
Aldo had Zahabi flee for a moment and dropped him with a brutal main kick while he was on his way to the feet.
In the second half of round 3 it was the fresher Zahabi who had Aldo on the ropes. Visibly tired, Aldo struggled to stay in the fight when Zahabi flowed into the pressure. Aldo gave up the top check after a desperate Takedown attempt with Zahabi who pursued the finish on the ground.
Punch Na Bump, elbow after elbow, Zahabi bleed Aldo on the canvas until the last bell sounded.
Aiemann Zahabi called one of Jose Aldo's former enemies
With the biggest victory of his career, a 'Rocky' moment in his hometown Montreal, Canada, Zahabi will approach the top 10 rankings on Tuesday.
Zahabi's on one of the longest wins in the Bantamweight Division at 5, and it would have been 6 if Aldo had weighed at 136 pounds.
In his interview after the fight with Daniel Cormier, Zahabi would call the former title-finaler, the #7-ranged Marlon 'Chito' Vera.
Vera is currently booked to fight Mario Bautista on UFC 316 on 7 June. Win, loss or drawing, that is who Zahabi wants afterwards.
Just like Zahabi, Vera went the distance with Aldo in December 2020 but lost due to a unanimous decision.
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