Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined Tom Aspinall fight

Tom Aspinall's training partner Phil De Fries has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries believes stylistically the matchup would be different from Ciryl Gane for Pereira, and suggests it would be an excellent fight for Aspinall. The post asks followers which fighter presents a tougher stylistic challenge for Pereira between Aspinall and Gane. Details about when Pereira allegedly declined the fight or the circumstances are not provided in the brief post.