Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira declined Tom Aspinall bout

Phil De Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries commented on the stylistic matchup between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, suggesting that while he believes Aspinall would defeat Gane, the opponents present different stylistic challenges for Pereira. The post posed a question to followers about which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. No official confirmation or timeline for either potential matchup was provided. The statement appears to be part of ongoing speculation about future heavyweight and light heavyweight title fight possibilities.