Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined Aspinall fight

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries indicated that while he believes Tom is better than Francis Ngannou, different opponents present different stylistic challenges. He suggested that a fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be an excellent matchup for Tom. The post poses the question of which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic opponent for Poatan.