Alex Pereira has quickly climbed up to the top of the UFC with impressive performances in two different divisions. The Brazilian has gained a huge fan following in the MMA community, which also drew attention to his love life.
Pereira was reportedly dating a media presenter named Merle, who was first seen together with the UFC fighter after his historic win over Israel Adesanya. The Brazilian fighter shared an Instagram post where he shared a video with Merle with a sweet caption: “Special moments with a special person.”
Alex Pereira’s girl stopped following him on ig and hes now posting country break up thirst traps https://t.co/5K9vypwcnn
— will 🥩 (@uhvaimorre) December 29, 2023
Since the first video, Merle made quite a few appearances with Pereira, which indicated to the fans that the couple had a smooth relationship. However, as per the latest development, the relationship has taken a drastic turn as an eagle-eye fan has noticed that the UFC Light heavyweight champion has stopped following his girlfriend on Instagram.
Furthermore, Pereira has also started sharing proactive pictures on his Instagram stories that have also fueled the rumors that the Brazilian athlete has moved on from Merle. On the other hand, Merle has been sharing motivational posts on self-clarity and anger management, which might be a slight jab at Pereira for allegedly having a short temper.
There is no official confirmation from either side about their breakup after these back-and-forths on social media. It would be interesting to observe whether this turns out to be a permanent breakup or a temporary break.
Alex Pereira has a history of failed relationships
This isn’t the first time Pereira has moved on from a relationship. As per previous reports, the Light heavyweight champion was married before, but that relationship couldn’t last long as Pereira got divorced after having two kids with his ex-wife.
There is no concrete timeline for the Pereira marriage and his divorce. There is little to no information available on his ex-wife. As for his children, there are two sons named, Lohan Vidal Silva and Alessandro Vidal Silva. Pereira has kept his son out of the limelight as much as possible but Alessandro has become an important part of his dad’s rivalry with Israel Adesanya.
Falei antes para não deixar subir no ringue 😂(meu filho Alessandro após eu nocautear o Adesanya). I told them before not to let him in the ring 😂(my son Alessandro after I knocked Adesanya out). pic.twitter.com/xsa8jaySWR
— Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) September 2, 2022
Alessandro mocked Adesanya inside the ring after Pereira knocked him out in his second kickboxing bout against the ‘Stylebender’. Pereira was raising his both sons with Merle however, that aspect of his life also is about to change soon after this latest breakup.
Alex Pereira might be having a tough time outside the octagon ring but inside the UFC he is riding high with his latest win at UFC 295 where he defeated Jiri Prochazka in Round 2 to win the UFC Light heavyweight championship.
‘Poatan’ made his first impression back in UFC 268 when he defeated Andreas Michailidis with a flying knee for TKO in the second round. In the last two years, the Brazilian has won championships in two different divisions and showing no sign of slowing down.