ALEX Pereira had a messy break up with his long time girlfriend Merle Christine.
But who is she and why did they break up?
Who is Alex Pereira's ex-girlfriend?
Alex Pereira's ex girlfriend is Christine Merle.
She is a TV presenter, MMA content creator and is hosting two podcast called coffeeandchampions and fightology.
The description of her podcast says: "Mike Tyson, Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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"Everyone knows at least one champion and has certainly asked themselves: How did you do it?
"And is there really a single recipe for success?
"At Coffee & Champions, we talk about factors that influence success, the mindset and routines of movers and shakers and dive together into the world and life alongside world champions."
How long were Alex Pereira and Christine Merle together for?
The couple were together for two years before breaking up in December 2023.
Pereira and Merle started dating in 2022 and got engaged in early 2023.
Why did Alex Pereira and Christine Merle split up?
Pereira and Merle split up after he found out that she was already married.
He said on the "Full Send MMA" podcast about the breakup: “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, I put her in my house, together with my family.
"After all I found out, she was married.”
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Merle however responded to the claim on her Instagram story saying she was already separated from her former partner when dating Pereira.
In a later statement she said: "It seems like all these comments and rumours are not stopping.
"So I think it's important to make a little statement.
"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."
Do Alex Pereira and Christine Merle have children together?
Alex Pereira and Christine Merle do not have any children together.
However Pereira has two sons, Alessandro Vidal Silva and Lohan Vidal Silva.