Teixeira did not rule out that Pereira will move up to heavyweight

“Pereira is a disciplined professional and that’s why he managed to do 83kg. Few people can cope with this. Many fighters can fight in the UFC and win belts. But to do what he did (defeat Israel Adesanya and win the middleweight belt) after losing so much weight is something few can do. I would say that in the UFC only 10 percent of the fighters can cut the weight that he does. It was very cruel, but “Poatan” has the discipline for it. If I decided to gain weight, I would change my diet and training regimen outside of camp to gain weight. I think he can rise to the heavyweight division,” said the MMA veteran.