Combat & UFC
Dana White May Strip Aspinall of Heavyweight Title Over Eddie Hearn Partnership
The Ariel Helwani Show
Eddie Hearn's UFC stable growing, White House card global viewership, Usyk vacates titles, more | The Craic
What was said
"My big fear in all this is that Tom gets treated like a pawn in this game and is manipulated where two guys are trying to attack each other. And here he is in the prime of his career, the heavyweight champion, the guy that we should all be talking about, all the roads should have to run through him."
The show discussed credible concerns that Dana White might strip Tom Aspinall of the UFC heavyweight championship or deny him fights as retaliation for signing with rival promoter Eddie Hearn's Matchroom talent agency. Despite Aspinall being healthy and ready to fight, the UFC has been noncommittal about his next bout while Hokett claims he'll fight for the belt in 2026. This would mark the third consecutive heavyweight champion crowned without beating the previous titleholder.
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- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Eddie Hearn's UFC stable growing, White House card global viewership, Usyk vacates titles, more | The Craic
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- 29:13
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