Alex Pereira reportedly declined fight with Tom Aspinall, says Aspinall's teammate

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has claimed that Alex Pereira previously declined an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Fries stated that while he believes Tom is better than Ciryl Gane, the matchups present different stylistic challenges. He expressed that a fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be excellent for Tom's career. The post questions which fighter presents a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Gane.