Friday night in Brazil, Jose Aldo won his professional boxing debut.
The former UFC and WEC champion has always spoken about wanting to make the switch to boxing during his career, and he was finally able to make it happen after retiring from mixed martial arts.
The 36-year-old MMA legend fought at 140 lbs for his debut, beating journeyman Emmanuel Zambrano with a one-sided decision over six rounds. Aldo got a near sweep of the scorecards, with judges giving him 60-54 twice and 59-55 for a unanimous decision victory.
Aldo officially becomes 1-0 in his boxing career, while Zambrano drops to 0-4.