
Glover Teixeira thinks Alex Pereira moving up to light heavyweight was the right choice.
Former middleweight champion Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will go up a division and face Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) in the UFC 291 co-main event on July 29 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.