Pereira reportedly declined fight with Aspinall, says colleague

Phil de Fries, a colleague of Tom Aspinall, claims that Alex Pereira previously turned down the opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries stated his belief that Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and that opponents match up differently stylistically with Tom. He suggested the fight would have been excellent for Aspinall. The post invites readers to weigh in on who would be a more difficult stylistic matchup for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou, though no official confirmation of the alleged offer exists.