Israel Adesanya has praised Jose Aldo after he saw him retiring at UFC 315.
The former dual UFC champion Vederweight suffered a razor-dunne decision against the teammate of Georges St-Pierre, Aieman Zahabi, in the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
After the fight, Jose Aldo announced his retirement of MMA after a legendary 42-Vecht career in the sport.
Another double UFC champion, Israel Adesanya, has paid a tribute to the departing 145LB goat.
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Israel Adesanya responds to Jose Aldo retiring
Israel Adesanya's live reaction to the victory of Jack della Maddalena went viral after UFC 315.
Once he had stopped enthusiastically about a new Welterweight champion that was crowned, 'The Last Stylebender' took a moment to think about Jose Aldo's pension decision before he spoke the UFC Hall of Famer.
“Such a man, he has nothing else to prove, so I respect it,” said Adesanya.
“Bro, he is the f – scary man. The king of Rio. One of the best hunters in history ever.
“One of the best [and] Longest ever rules as a champion.
“What a boy. What a legend.”
Jose Aldo explains why he is walking away
Jose Aldo dealt with a serious health problem before UFC 315, but that is not why he is retiring.
In his interview after the fight with Daniel Cormier, 'Scarface' made an emotional confession.
“I don't think I have it more in me,” Aldo admitted through a translator.
“This was a tough week. It was not just about cutting the weight and everything else.
“I just felt that so many things had happened. It was very difficult to go through all this.
“There was one point, this was a very tough week, where I felt that I didn't have it in me. I didn't want to cut it anymore, my body said no. I just don't think I have it anymore. I don't always want to go to war and this. I just don't have it anymore in my heart.
“I think this is the last time you're going to see me, I can't do this anymore.”