Teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined Tom Aspinall fight

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. The post notes that while the author believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou, the matchup styles differ significantly. A poll asks which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. The post suggests this would have been an excellent fight for Aspinall. Details on when this offer occurred or the circumstances are limited in the original message.