Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Fries believes that while Aspinall would be a great matchup, Tom is a better fighter than Ciryl Gane and presents different stylistic challenges for Pereira. The post poses a question to readers about which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. Details about when this offer occurred or the specific circumstances are not provided in the original post.
