Alex Pereira reportedly declined fight with Tom Aspinall, says friend

Phil de Fries, a friend of Tom Aspinall, claimed that Alex Pereira previously declined an opportunity to fight Tom Aspinall. De Fries stated he believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that stylistically opponents match up differently with Aspinall. The post suggests this would have been an excellent fight for Aspinall and asks fans which fighter they consider a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira.