De Fries claims Pereira previously declined fight with Aspinall

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has claimed that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Fries stated that while he believes Aspinall would beat Francis Ngannou, the matchups present different stylistic challenges for Aspinall. He suggested that a fight with Ngannou would be an excellent bout for Tom. The post invites fans to weigh in on which opponent would be stylistically more difficult for Pereira: Aspinall or Ngannou. No specific details about when Pereira allegedly declined the Aspinall fight were provided.