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Trio of Current, Former UFC Champions Up Ante for Intensifying Feud

Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Khamzat Chimaev has drawn the ire of former light heavyweight ace Glover Teixeira, for recent comments made towards current 205-pound ruler Alex Pereira, a pupil of Teixeira.

In a viral social media post, Chimaev recently claimed that he would beat both Teixeira and Periera on the same night, getting quite a reaction out of the former UFC champion. Teixeira was on camera hitting the bag when the person filming asked if he was training for a fight against Chimaev, to which the retired Brazilian responded that the middleweight needs to focus on “Poatan” before worrying about anything else, although his team is focused on securing a fight with superstar Jon Jones.