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

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face the British heavyweight. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that the stylistic matchup would be different for Pereira compared to Gane. He suggested this would have been an excellent fight for Aspinall. The post asks fans to weigh in on which opponent would be more stylistically challenging for Pereira.