Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira advises Alex Pereira, the promotion's middleweight champion, refuse to fight with Khamzat Chimaev.
“This fight is all talk. I don't usually get into pointless conversations, but Alex was ready to fight at light heavyweight. I remember how Pereira called the manager and said: "Hi Jorge, let's have a fight in Brazil." I told him: “What are you doing? Do you want to fight in Brazil? Your legs still hurt. You had a tough fight, after which you haven't recovered yet. Just relax for a while." He's like, "Yeah, but I'm going to fight this guy at light heavyweight. I don't want to go through the weight race." To which I replied: “You can lose weight, only a little later.”
Recall that earlier Chimaev offered Pereira to fight in Brazil in January.
