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

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, has stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries expressed his belief that Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and noted that opponents match up differently stylistically. He suggested that a fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be excellent for Tom. The post does not provide additional context about when this alleged offer was made or under what circumstances.