Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Pereira previously declined to fight Tom

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that different opponents present different stylistic challenges for fighters. He suggested the potential matchup with Pereira would have been an excellent fight for Tom. The post raises questions about which heavyweight would pose a more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira.