Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined matchup

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down the opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. The post does not provide additional details about when this occurred or the circumstances surrounding the claim. De Fries expressed his belief that Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and posed a question to fans about which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. The post appears to be generating discussion about potential heavyweight matchups.