De Fries claims Pereira previously declined fight with Aspinall

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that the matchup would have been excellent for Tom. The post raises the question of which heavyweight presents a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. Details about when this alleged offer was made or the circumstances surrounding it were not provided in the post.