Alex Pereira: "I will beat them both" - Khamzat Chimaev fires shots at Alex Pereira and Glover Teixeira

Khamzat Chimaev recently took to Instagram and laid down a challenge to Alex Pereira and his coach Glover Teixeira.

Pereira, the UFC light heavyweight champion, has been in Chimaev’s sights for sometime. The UFC middleweight champion wants to fight the Brazilian, even though Pereira is in a higher weight class.

Chimaev was speaking on Instagram Live and replied to a fan asking if he could beat Pereira. ‘Borz’ was not only confident he could beat Pereira, but added that he could beat the Brazilian’s coach, Glover Teixeira too.

Teixeira is a former UFC light heavyweight champion and has been at the heart of Pereira’s growth in the promotion.

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Here’s what Chimaev had to say:

“Of course, brother, I could beat him with his coach, what’s his name? His name…Teixeira, yeah, with Teixeira, together, brother. I will beat them both sometimes.”

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Khamzat won the middleweight title after dominating Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319. Pereira, for his part, reclaimed the light heavyweight title from Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320.

Glover Teixeira lauds Khamzat Chimaev

While Khamzat Chimaev seeks to dismantle Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira, he was praised a bit by ‘Poatan’s’ coach.

While speaking in a recent interview, the Brazilian-American appreciated Chimaev’s skills and abilities. However, he did have one criticism against the middleweight champion, which was taking on people who weren't at a similar skill level.

"He's great, he's great. I like the way he talks, and he backs it up. He comes back and shows. He's an amazing fighter. One thing that I probably don't like about Chimaev is that sometimes he spars with guys and beats the sh** out of people who are not on his level. But he's an amazing fighter, and he's good on the microphone too."

While there is no chance the UFC will sanction a two-on-one fight, Chimaev vs. Pereira also seems quite distant.

Pereira is intent on facing Jon Jones as a heavyweight, and ‘Bones’ is also open to the idea. The White House event in 2026 could be the perfect card for this super fight.