Was it a moment of confusion or comedy? UFC fans were left both scratching their heads and chuckling when Alex Pereira’s X account dropped a cryptic retirement hint. But the drama didn’t end there. Enter Magomed Ankalaev, the light heavyweight champion, with a perfectly timed jab of his own.
Let’s rewind. Pereira’s account recently shocked fans with a gloomy message about walking away from the fight game. Words like “disheartened” and “not fighting anymore” sparked chaos online. But soon after, ‘Poatan’ cleared the air. It wasn’t him. “I didn’t even know about it, I was hacked.” he said in a statement afterwards, sounding more confused than anyone.
Ankalaev, not missing a beat, jumped on the moment as he wrote on social media, “It was me, I hacked his account Don’t Worry, Alex. I’m waiting for you.”
Was that a joke from the usually stoic Dagestani? The internet wasn’t ready. Fans who usually paint Ankalaev as dry or robotic found themselves amused. A rare twist in the UFC’s usual script of trash talk. Here’s what the netizens had to say!
“I admit, this time he managed to be funny.”
“Nahhhh he got me with this one”
“Ali Abdelaziz thinks he’s funny”
“That’s my boy! Let’s go big Ank!”
“He’s not annoying this time“
“Ali has hacked Ank’s account”
More to follow…
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