"Dana White, Sean Shelby, thank you. Lorenzo Fertitta and all the guys from UFC - thank you for everything you have done for me. But this time it was especially difficult for me, and it was not only about the weight cut. I was focused on a new title run, wanting to be a champion. But, you know, I found it very hard the whole week leading up to the fight. And at some point I just felt that I didn’t have that fire in my heart.
I no longer want to do this. I no longer want to go out and fight, to engage in wars. I no longer have the former spark. So, I think, this was my last fight," Aldo stated.
Let us remind you that Aldo lost to Zahabi by unanimous decision of the judges.