Former light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira has claimed that his training partner and compatriot, former middleweight titleholder, Alex Pereira is currently weighing in the region of 230lbs – ahead of his divisional debut at 205lbs at UFC 291 in July, taking on soon-to-be common-foe, Jan Blachowicz.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he took main event honors at UFC 287 back in April of this year, suffering his first Octagon defeat in a second round KO loss to two-time champion, Israel Adesanya.
Slated to make his light heavyweight divisional bow at UFC 291 at the end of July in Salt Lake City, Utah – Pereira will take on former undisputed champion, Blachowicz in an expected title-eliminator at the Delta Center.