In what was marked as the last fight of his career, José Aldo starred in a curious moment inside the octagon. The 'King of Rio', after almost knocking out Aiemann Zahabi, looked at his watch with an expression of astonishment — which raised doubts in the minds of fans: what was going through his head? The legend finally answered the question.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, José Aldo revealed that, due to the intensity of the third round, he thought there was only one minute left in the fight. But when he looked at the clock and saw that there were still three minutes left, he was surprised and tired, at the same time as he felt confident that he was in control of the situation.
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“I started looking at the clock and I was like, ‘Really?’ because of everything that had happened in the third round. I thought there was only a minute left in the fight. I thought the fight was about to end. He went to the ground and I thought there was nothing that could happen that would make me lose,” said the ‘King of Rio’.
At the end of the three rounds, the judges declared defeat for José Aldo by unanimous decision. Shaken by the result, the fighter announced that I would hang up my gloves. At 38 years old, the 'King of Rio' ends his career with a record of 32 wins and 10 losses, and is considered the greatest featherweight in history, with seven title defenses and a presence in the UFC Hall of Fame.
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