Eddie Hearn urges Dana White to release Tom Aspinall

Prominent boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has publicly called on UFC President Dana White to release heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall from his contract, offering a deal to end a separate legal dispute in exchange. Hearn, who signed Aspinall to a management deal in March, has sharply criticized the fighter's current compensation, labeling it "disgusting" and vowing to guarantee Aspinall at least triple his UFC earnings if released.

The proposal comes amid an ongoing public feud between Hearn and White, which intensified after boxer Conor Benn left Hearn's Matchroom Boxing stable earlier this year to sign a lucrative deal with Zuffa Boxing, a company owned by the UFC's parent organization. At the time, White suggested Hearn should be happy for Benn earning more money. Hearn now appears to be turning that logic back on White, stating the UFC president should similarly be happy for Aspinall to secure a larger payday elsewhere.

"I would like to propose that Dana White should be happy for Tom Aspinall, who is extremely unhappy, and he should release him of his obligations with the UFC," Hearn said in an interview. "And he should allow him to go out and make considerably more for himself...