Phil de Vries claims Alex Pereira declined Tom Aspinall fight

Tom Aspinall's friend and teammate Phil de Vries stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Vries believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and notes that stylistically the two heavyweights present different challenges for opponents. The post asks readers to weigh in on which fighter would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Alex Pereira. Details about when the offer was made or specific circumstances are limited in the original post.