Breaking News! Manager vetoes champion Tom Aspinall's fight against Alex Poatan or Ciryl Gane in the UFC; find out why.

Aspinall in a photo shoot. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/tomaspinallofficial

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The situation for the UFC heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg) is far from clear. In the co-main event of UFC White House, an event that takes place on June 14th in Washington (USA), Alex Poatán e Cyryl Gane They are fighting for the interim belt, and whoever wins will challenge... Tom aspinallHowever, Eddie Hearn, the manager of the reigning champion, is determined to prevent the unification of the title in this traditional weight class from happening.

In a conversation with journalists this Friday (5), in Ireland, the executive made a point of addressing Aspinall's future and was clear, vetoing any chance of him facing the Brazilian or the Frenchman next, if the UFC does not value him. It is worth noting that, recently, Hearn, an adversary of Dana White and dissatisfied with the champion's current contract with the company, demanded that it release him.

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According to the businessman, Aspinall would be treated very well outside of the UFC, that is, by other MMA companies and especially in boxing, receiving much higher purses. Therefore, if the Englishman's relationship with the organization's president was already bad, now the tendency is for it to get even worse. So far, Dana White has not commented on Hearn's statements.

“I’m not going to let Aspinall fight for the kind of money that’s in his contract. Participating in a fight against Pereira or Gane for literally one-fiftieth of the event’s revenue? Screw that! I’m not going to let him do that. It’s past time these UFC fighters stopped playing dumb and started understanding that these people are taking advantage of them. They deserve better,” said the manager.

“My advice to Aspinall is: don’t you dare accept this fight for the money that’s in your contract. You are one of the biggest stars in the UFC. This fight against Alex or Gane is one of the biggest fights the UFC can promote. I will state the value at the right time. UFC fans will be outraged by the money Aspinall supposedly receives for this type of fight, by the revenue this type of fight generates. It’s not fair.”

“We’re not trying to be irrational, but my advice to Aspinall is: you don’t need this. You almost lost your sight, you’ve had four eye surgeries, and you want to fight again for practically nothing in this rematch? He doesn’t know what he’s doing, he’s a fighter. But believe me when I say I know what I’m talking about. It’s absurd, and I’ll do everything I can to stop it from happening,” he concluded.

Aspinall's current situation

The last time that Tom aspinall The fight in the UFC was in October, in Abu Dhabi (UAE), in the controversial encounter with Cyryl GaneAll because the fight ended in the first round, without a result, due to the Frenchman poking the heavyweight champion in the eyes. Unable to see, the Englishman was unable to continue and was harshly criticized by many fans, who felt he exaggerated the illegal strikes. Even Dana White questioned the severity of the injury suffered by the athlete.

Immediately after the fight, Aspinall went to the hospital and underwent a series of tests, which confirmed that his eyes were indeed quite affected by Gane's attacks. As the Englishman's recovery time would be long, the UFC officially scheduled the fight between... Alex Poatán and 'Bon Gamin' for the interim belt. The situation was so serious that the athlete is only now returning to training.

Hearn at a boxing event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/EddieHearn