Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira declined to fight Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall's friend and teammate Phil De Fries stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries expressed his belief that Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and noted that different opponents present different stylistic challenges. He suggested that a fight with Aspinall would have been excellent for both fighters. The post also posed a question to fans about which opponent would be more stylistically difficult for Pereira.