{"id":38688,"date":"2026-06-07T18:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-lashes-back-at-Eddie-Hearns-call-for-Tom-Aspinalls-release-201463"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:31:46","slug":"dana-white-lashes-back-at-eddie-hearns-call-for-tom-aspinalls-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-lashes-back-at-eddie-hearns-call-for-tom-aspinalls-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White lashes back at Eddie Hearn\u2019s call for Tom Aspinall\u2019s release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dana White has an exchange offer of sorts for Eddie Hearn.<\/p>\n

As of March, boxing promoter-slash-manager Hearn
\npicked up a major client<\/a>: Ultimate Fighting Championship<\/a> heavyweight
\nchampion Tom
\nAspinall<\/a>. Since that arrangement came into place, Hearn has
\nbeen harshly criticizing the UFC for underpaying Aspinall. The
\nMatchroom Boxing chairman recently
\nasked for Aspinall\u2019s release<\/a> from the UFC, promising to
\nincrease the Englishman\u2019s earnings substantially more than what he
\nis currently making.<\/p>\n

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Responding to Hearn\u2019s comments, White snapped back by asking for
\nthe release of one of Hearn\u2019s most valued boxers, two-division
\nchamp Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KOs). White said at a
\nZuffa
\nBoxing press conference<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c[Hearn] said he wanted [Aspinall] released, right? Well, you
\nrelease \u2018Bam\u2019 Rodriguez then. Sounds pretty stupid, doesn\u2019t it?
\nCongratulations again, Eddie. You sound stupid again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current WBC, WBO and \u201cThe Ring\u201d super flyweight titleholder is
\nscheduled to challenge Antonio Vargas for the WBA bantamweight
\ntitle on June 13. \u201cBam\u201d will be attempting to become a
\nthree-division champion at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale,
\nArizona.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Aspinall\u2019s (15-3) relationship with the UFC soured after
\nhis first title defense against Ciryl Gane<\/a>
\nlast year ended in a no contest due to an eye poke from Gane in the
\nfirst round. White seemed disappointed with Aspinall for choosing
\nnot to continue and downplayed the champion\u2019s eye injury. Aspinall
\nsigned with the management of Hearn soon after. With Aspinall
\nsidelined, Alex
\nPereira<\/a> and Gane are scheduled to fight for an interim
\nheavyweight belt at the White House on Sunday. While Aspinall is
\nexpected to face the winner of that bout, Hearn also
\nclaimed<\/a> says he won\u2019t let Aspinall compete under his current
\nUFC contract.<\/p>\n