Alex Pereira spars with heavyweights ahead of division move

Alex Pereira is sparring with heavyweight fighters as he prepares to transition to the heavyweight division. Video shared on social media shows Pereira working with larger opponents, including a moment where his sparring partner Tallison Teixeira nearly fell from a strike. The footage demonstrates Pereira's preparation for the weight class change. Some observers jokingly suggested he may be softening up potential future opponent Sergei Pavlovich's chin. The training sessions were documented on Pereira's social media.