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

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Tom Aspinall. De Fries believes that while Tom is better than Francis Ngannou, the stylistic matchup differs between opponents. He suggested this would be an excellent fight for Tom. The post posed a question to fans about which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou. Details about when this alleged offer occurred or the specific circumstances are limited in the original post.