Tom Aspinall's teammate claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight with Tom

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Tom. De Fries expressed his belief that Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and noted that stylistically, different opponents present different challenges. He suggested that a fight with Pereira would be excellent for Aspinall. The post asks fans to weigh in on who would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou, though details about when or under what circumstances Pereira allegedly declined are not provided.