Eddie Hearn on Tom Aspinall vs Ngannou
Eddie Hearn has challenged the UFC to release Tom Aspinall from his contract. He wants to set up a fight between Aspinall and Francis Ngannou. Hearn added that Tom would make 10 times more in that matchup. Thoughts?
Transcript (en)
Tom would love to fight Francis Ngannou. And Tom Aspinall against Francis Ngannou is a huge event. But it's very unlikely that the UFC would do anything honourable and potentially release Tom Aspinall from his contract. In an ideal world, you'd sit down with someone, but you've got enough money to pay him properly. But you just wouldn't do it because you're so arrogant. But if you don't really want to do it and you don't really like Tom Aspinall, which clearly they're giving him no support, No brand value, no profile building. Let him go. If you don't see the value in him, let him go. And of course, in that situation, and this is why they'd never let him go, we would do Francis Ngarnou against Tom Aspinall, and it would be absolutely huge, and Tom Aspinall would make 10 times more than he's making in his current contract.
