Aspinall's teammate claims Pereira previously declined Tom fight

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and would be an excellent stylistic matchup for Pereira. The post asks followers to vote on who would be the more difficult stylistic opponent for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou. This claim adds context to ongoing heavyweight division discussions, though details about when this alleged offer occurred remain limited in the original post.