Phil De Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down the opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that stylistically, different opponents present varying challenges. He suggested the matchup would have been excellent for Aspinall. The post includes a poll asking which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. No additional context was provided about when this offer allegedly occurred or the circumstances surrounding it.
