Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined Tom Aspinall fight

Tom Aspinall's teammate Phil De Fries stated that Alex Pereira had previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries indicated that while he believes Aspinall would be better than Ciryl Gane, the stylistic matchups differ between opponents. The post asks followers to weigh in on who would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. De Fries suggested the bout would have been an excellent opportunity for Aspinall. No further details about when the offer was made or the circumstances of Pereira's alleged refusal were provided in the post.