Alex Pereira’s Ex-Girlfriend: What Happened Between Merle Christine and the UFC Champion?

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Who is Merle Christine? What does she do? Age, profession, & more

Alex Pereira and Merle Christine dated each other for two years and got engaged at the start of 2023 but things took a dramatic turn at the end of December 2023. Well, before we talk about their breakup let us have a look at who actually is Merle. Alex Pereira’s ex-girlfriend is a TV presenter as well as a MMA content creator. She hosts two podcasts called Coffee and Champions and Fightology.

She has approximately 2,000 subscribers on her ‘Fightology’ podcast on YouTube. On the other hand, Coffee and Champions is exclusive to Spotify. In addition to her podcasts, Merle is a certified systematic and life coach. She has also launched her life coaching venture, named Inner Compass.

Merle Christine has approximately 21000 followers on her Instagram ID, which can somehow be attributed to Alex Pereira’s stardom as well as her connections to the combat sports world. Regardless, now that we know about him, let us have a look at what transpired between the couple.

Why did Alex Pereira and Merle Christine break up?

Contrary to his stone-faced persona, Alex Pereira was seen smiling, laughing, and enjoying himself on a trip to Germany last year with his kids and then-girlfriend, Merle. Only a month later, however, they were engaged in a public breakup that shocked fans.

In an interview in January this year, Pereira was asked about the breakup and his subsequent posts on socials. Shockingly, the Brazilian claimed that he decided to call it quits with Christine because she was married during their relationship.

“Well, it’s a little hard to talk about this, because for me, I already deleted this person from my life. I would also like to ask my fans to also delete her from your life. It was a person I believed (in). I put her in my house together with my family. After all, I found out that she was married!” he said. And Merle Christine took to social media to speak up about their split.

The two reportedly started dating around two years ago and became an integral part of each other’s lives, until they broke up at the end of last year, with no trace of their relationship visible on their social media. The two deleted pictures of their shared moments and proceeded to unfollow each other. The light heavyweight champion’s ex-girlfriend, Merle, made cryptic posts on his social media, hinting there was more to the story.

Who is Alex Pereira dating now?

Well, soon after the breakup, rumors arise from the depths of the combat sports community that Alex Pereira is dating his fellow UFC fighter, Polyana Viana. Why? Because both individuals started posting stories and posts on their Instagram handles back-to-back. The combat sports community was absolutely sure that both of the fighters were dating each other. However, the bubble of love rumors soon burst for the community as both Viana and Pereira unfollowed each other and removed all content related to one another.

The real reason behind their split is quite confusing but apart from her, there has been no news about Alex Pereira’s indulgence in a relationship after Merle. Regardless, does the light-heavyweight champion have any animosity towards Polyana Viana?

Certainly not, as he respects her character, “Polyana is a very simple person. She is conquering her own space. I see a lot of potential in her. Whoever is in the UFC, their dream is to become a champion. And she said that’s my dream. I said me and my team could help her achieve her goal. She is very charismatic. I am not as charismatic… think the fact that her simplicity plays a big part in it,” said Pereira in a conversation with the media.

Nevertheless, his professional fighting career is what most people will remember him for. What’s your take on Alex Pereira’s troubled life beyond combat sports? State your thoughts in the comments below.