Aspinall's teammate claims Pereira declined fight with Tom

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously declined an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that the matchup would be stylistically different for Pereira. He suggested it would have been an excellent fight for Tom. The post asks which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Gane. Details about when this alleged offer was made or the circumstances remain limited in the original post.