Aspinall's teammate claims Pereira previously declined fight with Tom

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries indicated that while he believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane, the stylistic matchups differ significantly for Tom. The post asks readers to weigh in on which fighter would present a more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira. The details provided are limited to this claim without additional context about when the offer was made or under what circumstances.