Aspinall teammate claims Pereira previously declined Tom fight

Phil De Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries suggested that while he believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane, the matchup would have been stylistically favorable for Tom. The post included a poll asking which fighter would be a tougher stylistic opponent for Pereira. No further details were provided about when this alleged offer occurred or under what circumstances Pereira declined.