Tom Aspinall associate claims Alex Pereira declined fight with Tom

Phil de Fries, an associate of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries commented that he believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that stylistically different opponents suit fighters differently. He noted that a bout between Aspinall and Pereira would be an excellent fight for Tom. The post poses the question of which heavyweight presents a more difficult stylistic matchup for Poatan between Aspinall and Ngannou.