Aspinall teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight with Tom

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that different opponents present different stylistic challenges. He suggested this would have been an excellent fight for Aspinall. The post asks followers which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou. No further details about when this alleged offer occurred or the circumstances surrounding Pereira's decision were provided.