Now that it's all over, Aiemann Zahabi no doubt would say it's water under the bridge. But at the time, truth be told, the bantamweight could not have been thrilled that he got within less than a pound of making the bantamweight limit,

Aldo, a former longtime featherweight champion who was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023, fell to 32-10. He had previously retired in 2022 before returning to the Octagon in May 2024, and he's now 1-2 since resuming his career.

Aldo may not have gone out on top, but if Saturday was indeed the final chapter we'll see from the former UFC featherweight champion, it was a fitting sendoff for an all-time great.