Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira declined fight offer

Phil De Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that opponents match up differently stylistically with each fighter. The post asks followers to vote on who would be a more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou. De Fries considers a potential Aspinall fight would have been excellent for Tom's career.