Alex Pereira reportedly declined fight with Tom Aspinall, says teammate

Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, has claimed that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries stated he believes Aspinall is better than Ciryl Gane and that the matchup would have been excellent for the British heavyweight. He suggested that stylistically, different opponents present varying challenges for fighters. The post also asked fans to weigh in on who would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Gane. Details on when or under what circumstances Pereira allegedly declined the fight were limited in the report.