Alex Pereira has lastly spoken out about his breakup with Tracy Cortez.
Earlier this 12 months, Pereira stunned the fight sports activities world by publicly saying his relationship with fellow UFC fighter Cortez after the pair shared pictures collectively on social media to have fun the New Yr.
The couple additionally shared a coaching video collectively, additional fueling pleasure amongst followers who believed the MMA world had discovered its latest energy couple. Nevertheless, simply days after publicly confirming their relationship, the previous two-division UFC champion announced that he and Cortez had gone their separate ways.
On the time, neither Pereira nor Cortez publicly addressed what led to their breakup. Now, nonetheless, “Poatan” has opened up concerning the causes he believes their relationship was finally short-lived.
Alex Pereira Displays On Why His Relationship With Tracy Cortez Didn’t Work
Throughout a latest interview with ALF World (by way of Purple Nook MMA), Alex Pereira weighed in on his break up with Tracy Cortez. “Poatan” revealed that the 2 had disagreements on a number of points earlier than mutually deciding it was in each of their finest pursuits to go their separate methods.
“We mutually agreed to go our separate methods,” Alex Pereira stated. “I didn’t agree with some issues. Both, perhaps she’s not prepared for a critical relationship or 100% critical one, in order that’s what occurred. So I made a decision to depart, and that’s alright, I want her all the perfect. I hope she achieves the whole lot that she’s been working so arduous for and fulfills her goals. I’ve nothing towards her… Every of us went our personal manner, and that’s it. I don’t even need to say the rest.”
Following their breakup, Pereira has been rumored to be in a relationship with Brazilian tv presenter Livia Andrade. Cortez, in the meantime, has not publicly confirmed whether or not she is at the moment relationship anybody.
Cortez returns to the Octagon at UFC 329 on July 11 for a showdown with Wang Cong. The 32-year-old American was final seen in motion at UFC 322 in November, the place she suffered a second-round submission defeat to Erin Blanchfield.
Alternatively, Alex Pereira fell quick in his bid to make historical past as the primary fighter to turn out to be a three-division UFC champion, struggling a controversial second-round stoppage loss to Ciryl Gane of their interim heavyweight title bout at UFC Freedom 250 earlier this month.
