Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined Tom Aspinall fight

Tom Aspinall's teammate Phil De Fries stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom. De Fries believes Tom is better than Ciryl Gane and that opponents present different stylistic challenges for Aspinall. While details are limited in the post, the claim suggests discussions about a potential Pereira-Aspinall matchup occurred at some point. The post also asked fans which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira.