Alex Pereira reportedly declined fight with Tom Aspinall, says teammate

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has claimed that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries stated that while he believes Tom is better than Ciryl Gane, different opponents present different stylistic challenges. He suggested that a fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be excellent for Tom. The post asks fans to weigh in on which heavyweight would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira. The claim adds an interesting dimension to discussions about potential super fights involving the light heavyweight champion moving up in weight.