Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined Tom Aspinall fight

Phil De Fries, training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes that stylistically, Aspinall would be a better matchup for Pereira than Ciryl Gane, though he acknowledges that different opponents present different challenges. The post asks fans to weigh in on which heavyweight would be the more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira. Details about when this alleged offer was made or the circumstances surrounding the declined fight were not provided in the post.