Still in his prime and calling it a career, that’s the dream for an athlete.

It appears that UFC legend Jose Aldo will walk out while he is still at the top of his game according to the fight promotion.

Aldo, 36, is coming off of a low output decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili where neither fighter took any real damage. Prior to that, he won three straight including victories over contenders Marlon Vera and Rob Font. He was hoping to land one more title shot with a win over Dvalishvili.

After the fight, Dvalishvili said to the media that his opponent thanked him for the fight and that Aldo explained this was his last time making the walk. There is little doubt that Aldo can still compete at the top of the division. However, Aldo won his first UFC title in 2011 when he beat Mark Hominick and has been doing this for a very long time.

He has absorbed over 900 significant strikes in his UFC career and has spent over five hours in the octagon. He has won 21 fights between his WEC and UFC career and lost just seven times in his career.

After winning the UFC title against Hominick in 2011, Aldo successfully defended it seven times before he ran into the streaking Conor McGregor. That fight might be the most watched moment of his career and what many think of first.

But make no mistake, Aldo is not, “the guy that Conor McGregor knocked out in 13 seconds.” Aldo reinvented himself at 135lbs and was one win away from one more title fight.

Per reports, the UFC allowed Aldo to be set free from his contract, opening up the potential that he fights elsewhere. Similar to formal rival Chad Mendes, who is now fighting at Bare Knuckle Fight Championship.

It is unclear if he actually intends to do any of those things. His first love was soccer, where he infamously embarrassed Neymar Jr. in a charity match in 2014. It has long been known that Aldo easily could have been a professional soccer player.