Aspinall's teammate claims Pereira previously declined to fight Tom

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, claimed that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries stated he believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that different opponents present different stylistic challenges for fighters. The post does not provide specific details about when this alleged offer occurred or the circumstances surrounding Pereira's reported decision. De Fries posed the question of which heavyweight would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira.