- UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has joined Eddie Hearn's new Matchroom talent agency, a move that follows Hearn losing boxer Conor Benn to UFC president Dana White's Zuffa Boxing.
- The switch occurs amid an ongoing public feud between White and Hearn, potentially giving Hearn a significant role in Aspinall's future fight negotiations.
- Dana White, in an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, insisted Aspinall is “my heavyweight champion” and attempted to downplay any rift, despite Aspinall and his father feeling White had “s*** on them” regarding comments about his eye injury.
- Aspinall's UFC future had been uncertain since he sustained a serious eye injury during his last title defence against Ciryl Gane in October that led to him requiring multiple surgeries.
- White insisted he has no issues with Aspinall aligning with Hearn, and expressed confidence that Aspinall will fight again in the UFC.
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Dana White insists Tom Aspinall still ‘my heavyweight champion’ after shock Matchroom move
