UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is currently geared up and prepared to defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 pay-per-view in an anticipated bout. Many believe the Dagestani would be the toughest test of Poaton’s MMA career.
Alex Pereira made his UFC debut in 2021, and since then, Poatan has achieved a level of success that is difficult to accomplish even after spending decades in the UFC. In 2022, Poatan became the UFC middleweight champion, and last year, “Stone Hand” captured the light heavyweight title, becoming the ninth double champion in UFC history.
Alex Pereira is currently the most active champion in the UFC and has garnered a massive fan following. In this article, we will take a deep dive into Poatan’s personal life and explore his dating life more.
Alex Pereira’s Wife
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is currently single and is happily living life training and competing inside the UFC octagon alongside his team and family. However, Alex Pereira was once married and was blessed with two children from his first marriage.
His children are both boys who live and train with Alex to become MMA fighters. Their names are Lohan Vidal Silva and Alessandro Vidal Silva.
There aren’t many details about Pereira’s ex-wife on the internet, as she prefers to maintain her privacy.
Does Alex Pereira Have a Girlfriend?
Alex Pereira was in a serious relationship with Merle Christine, who was an interviewer at the Glory Kickboxing promotion, where Alex was a two-division champion before joining the UFC. Merle Christine and Alex Pereira were madly in love, and they were often spotted together on multiple occasions. Reports indicate that they began seeing each other in 2022.
Stone Hand and Merle Christine even got engaged in 2023 and were ready to tie the knot.
Unfortunately, their relationship ended on a sour note, with both of them taking jabs at each other.
The news of their breakup went viral after fans noticed that Pereira and Merle had deleted all their posts together on social media and also unfollowed each other on Instagram.
Why Did Alex Pereira and Merle Christine Break Up?
Alex Pereira and Merle Christine dated for a year, and after unfollowing each other on social media, Christine took some indirect shots at Pereira. Fans were confused and wondered why their engagement and relationship ended.
A couple of days ago, Alex Pereira appeared on the Full Send MMA Podcast, where he revealed he was going through a rough patch following his tough breakup.
Poatan even disclosed the reason he ended his relationship with Merle Christine.
Alex Pereira stated, “Well, it’s a little hard to talk about this. Because for me, I’ve already deleted this person from my life, and I would also like to ask my fans to delete her from your lives too. She is someone I believe in.
I brought her into my home with my family. After all, I found out she was married.”
Merle Christine also shared her perspective, claiming that whatever Alex is stating is not true.
She chose to remain silent for now but warned Poatan and his fans that if she decided to break that silence, the light heavyweight champion would be in trouble.
Is Alex Pereira Dating Polyana Viana?
After Alex Pereira’s breakup with his girlfriend and fiancé Merle Christine, he has been seen multiple times with UFC strawweight fighter Polyana Viana. They started sharing pictures and skits on social media and continue to support each other.
The closeness between Polyana Viana and Alex Pereira led to dating rumors, and fight fans believe they might be an item.
However, there is no official word from either Alex Pereira or Polyana Viana about their current relationship status. Only time will reveal whether Polyana Viana and Alex Pereira are dating or not.
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