“One thing that really stands out to me from his comments is when Conor Benn signed with Zuffa. 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 thought about that line, and I think I have an idea,” Hearn told iFL TV.
“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 what Dana White is paying him. And I think for a hard-working, working-class man who deserves every penny he can get because of what he puts his body through, and we should all be happy for Tompin, and we should receive it for him recently. that deal.”
The comments came during an interview as Hearn discussed White’s recent move to sign Conor Benn. Hearn went a step further by indicating that he would drop his ongoing dispute with Benn if White agreed to release Aspinall.
“I look at this kid, Tom Aspinall, I look 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 said.
“I will trade it. I will walk away from all their problems that they have with the Conor Benn legal situation if they release Tom Aspinall. And I will, in writing, it will be five or six times more money than he will make, but I will put in writing that Tom Aspinall will make a minimum of three times what he will make under his current contract.
“There you go. And then we can all have a great athlete, a great fighter and someone who deserves, as Dana said, to make as much money as he can out of the sport.”
