Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight with Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall's training partner Phil De Fries has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. The post discusses potential matchups for Pereira at heavyweight, comparing the stylistic challenges presented by Aspinall versus Ciryl Gane. The analyst believes Aspinall is a better fighter than Gane overall, though acknowledges the opponents present different stylistic problems for Pereira. The post asks followers to vote on which heavyweight would be a more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira. No timeline or additional context was provided about when Pereira allegedly declined the Aspinall fight.