Eddie Hearn Offers to Drop $400,000 Conor Benn Dispute for Tom Aspinall's UFC Release
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 29
Eddie Hearn Offers to Drop $400,000 Conor Benn Dispute for Tom Aspinall's UFC Release
7 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 29
Eddie Hearn said he would abandon Matchroom's Conor Benn legal fight if Dana White releases UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall from his contract.
Hearn tied the offer to pay, saying he would guarantee Aspinall at least three times his current UFC money — and possibly five or six times more — in writing.
The proposal escalates Hearn's response to White's recent move to sign Benn with Zuffa, after White argued promoters should welcome fighters earning more elsewhere.
Hearn said Benn had borrowed more than $400,000 against a purse for the scrapped October 2022 Chris Eubank bout, which collapsed after Benn failed two drug tests; he also failed a 2025 egg test.
Aspinall, 33, remains at odds with White over his stalled title picture and is still expected to fight the winner of an interim heavyweight championship bout later this year.
Can Eddie Hearn's power play actually free the UFC's heavyweight champion from his contract?
Beyond the octagon, what is the real financial cost of being the UFC's heavyweight champion?
Is the Hearn vs. White war a real battle for fighters, or just a publicity stunt for their empires?