Pereira, the current UFC light heavyweight champion, revealed on New Year’s Eve that he and Cortez were officially dating. The news caused a stir among MMA fans, leading to some people trolling Tracy’s ex-boyfriend and fellow UFC fighter Brian Ortega on social media (see that here).
However, the spark between Alex Pereira and Tracy Cortez didn’t last long; Just days after making their relationship public, ‘Poatan’ announced that he and Cortez had decided to part ways.
‘Thank you to my fans for all the love’ Pereira said in a statement. “I would like to communicate to you that although Tracy and I have shared some great moments together, we have decided that it would be better for both of us to go our separate ways. I wish her nothing but the best on her journey.”
The short-lived romance sparked a comical response on social media, but it was UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis’ comments that seemingly stole the show.
ESPN MMA shared news of the rift between Pereira and Cortez Instagram and ‘The Black Beast’ promptly responded to the post with the following response:
“She’s moving up to heavyweight.” – Lewis shared.
Derrick Lewis (29-12 MMA) will return to the Octagon later this month at UFC 324 for a highly anticipated showdown with Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA). The former UFC title challenger is currently on a two-fight winning streak after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in his most recent Octagon appearances.
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