Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined bout

Phil De Fries, training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that it would have been an excellent matchup for Tom. The post asks which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. Details regarding when this alleged offer was made or the circumstances surrounding Pereira's decision were not provided in the post.