Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira declined fight opportunity

Phil de Vries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down the chance to fight Tom Aspinall. De Vries believes Aspinall would be a better stylistic challenge for Pereira than Francis Ngannou, though he acknowledges this is subjective and that different opponents present different stylistic problems. The post seeks fan opinion on which heavyweight would pose a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. No timeline or specific details about when this alleged offer occurred were provided in the post.