Phil De Fries claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight with Tom Aspinall

Phil De Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries expressed his belief that Tom would be a better stylistic matchup than Ciryl Gane for Pereira. He noted that while he considers Aspinall superior to Gane, he acknowledges that different opponents present different stylistic challenges. The post poses a question to fans about which heavyweight would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Poatan.