Eddie Hearn is using Dana White’s own words against him.
The UFC CEO recently snatched Conor Benn from Matchroom Boxing then celebrated Hearn’s devastated reaction. It didn’t take long for Hearn to fire back, scoring a talent agency contract with UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who remains at odds with White over this headlining debacle.
“One thing that’s actually stuck out with me from his comments is when Conor Benn signed with Zuffa,” Hearn told iFL TV. “He said, ‘Eddie should want fighters
to earn as much as possible.’ Right? Do you remember that? ‘He should be happy for Conor Benn, that he’s making more money.’ So I’ve been thinking about that line, and I think that I’ve got an idea. I would like Dana White to release Tom Aspinall from his UFC contract, and I will guarantee Dana White, in writing, that I will pay Tom Aspinall a minimum — probably five times more — but a minimum of three times more what Dana White is paying him. And I think for a hardworking, working class man that deserves every penny he can get because of what he puts his body through, and we’ve seen that recently, that Dana White should be happy for Tom Aspinall to receive that deal. So I would like to propose that.”
Hearn is also willing to “walk away” from the Benn legal situation if White agrees to cut Aspinall loose. Hearn claims Benn borrowed more than $400,000 against his fight purse ahead of his Chris Eubank fight in October 2022, a bout that never came to fruition because Benn failed a pair of drug tests.
He also failed a 2025 egg test.
“I’m looking at this kid, Tom Aspinall, I’m looking at what combat sports athletes are making around the world, and I’ll be honest with you, it’s absolutely disgusting what they’re paying him and things need to change,” Hearn added. “I’ll trade that up. I’ll walk away from all their problems they’ve got on the Conor Benn legal situation if they release Tom Aspinall. And I will, in writing, it will be five or six times more money he’ll be making, but I will put in writing that Tom Aspinall will make a minimum of three times more than he will under his current contract. There you go. And then we can all celebrate a great athlete, a great fighter, and someone that deserves, like Dana said, to make as much money as he can from the sport.”
Aspinall, 33, is expected to fight the winner of this interim championship showdown later this year.
