Alex Pereira recently shared surprising details about his past relationship with Merle Christine, shedding light on the reason behind their breakup. The current UFC light heavyweight champion revealed that they parted ways when he discovered that she was already married, causing a stir among fight fans.
Despite being open about their relationship and regularly sharing posts about each other on social media, Pereira and Christine unfollowed each other and deleted shared posts earlier this month. Speculations about their breakup circulated online, which Christine later confirmed in an Instagram statement.
SHE WAS MARRIED??????
via Full Send MMA pic.twitter.com/4iAps6I1Ei— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) January 19, 2024
In an upcoming interview with Full Send MMA, Pereira hinted at discussing the breakup, disclosing that Christine was married during their relationship. According to subtitles provided by Full Send MMA, he expressed, “It was a person I believed. I put her together with my family. After all that, I found out she was married.”
Christine had addressed the breakup rumors in an Instagram post earlier this month before confirming the separation. In her statement shared by MMA Hype News, she mentioned, “Sometimes in life, a relationship doesn’t work, and people decide to take two different ways. And I think it’s something everybody has to respect, and it doesn’t mean that there is bad blood between these two people… I wish Alex all the best and a lot of success in his career.”
