'i Was Hacked' - Pereira Denies Retirement Tweet

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira says his societal media was hacked aft a tweet hinted astatine retirement.

Pereira, 37, past fought successful March erstwhile he mislaid his UFC loop to Magomed Ankalaev, and is presently successful talks to conflict nan Russian again.

In a station connected Wednesday Pereira said he was "disheartened" pinch nan UFC and was having "thoughts of not fighting immoderate more".

Pereira is nan UFC's biggest existent prima and aft a fewer hours of speculation, nan Brazilian posted a video from his Instagram relationship saying it was not a connection made by him.

"I've received a ton of messages, getting messages from everyone, who saw a station from my Twitter," Pereira said successful Portuguese.

"I didn't moreover cognize astir it. I was hacked.

"It's been a while since I've posted thing - you guys see. But I was hacked and I'll resoluteness it.

"I don't moreover cognize what's going on. I person a awesome narration pinch UFC. People for illustration to do bad things. That's that."