UFC light heavyweight contender Alex “Poatan” Pereira has clarified that a cryptic message posted on his X account suggesting he was considering retirement was not from him, but the result of a hack.
The message, which appeared on the former champion`s social media profile, indicated thoughts of “not fighting anymore” after hearing certain “things” that left him “disheartened” with the UFC organization.
However, within hours of the original post, the Brazilian fighter took to Instagram to explain the situation.
In a video posted in Portuguese, Pereira stated, “I`ve received a ton of messages, getting messages from everyone, who saw a post from my Twitter.”
He went on to say, “I didn`t even know about it, I was hacked. It`s been a while since I`ve posted anything, you guys see. But I was hacked and I`ll resolve it. I don`t even know what`s going on. I have a great relationship with UFC. People like to do bad things. That`s that. Chama.”
Pereira`s most recent octagon appearance was a loss to Magomed Ankalaev in March, marking his first fight since moving up to the light heavyweight division. The former two-division champion has openly expressed his desire for a rematch against Ankalaev, a sentiment that the Russian fighter reportedly shares.
