UFC champion Tom Aspinall joins Matchroom in stunning move as Eddie Hearn hits back in Dana White row

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UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has joined Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in a stunning move.

Just weeks after Hearn lost star fighter Conor Benn to UFC chief Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, Matchroom have struck back by signing the Briton.

Hearn said in a statement: “Welcome to the team UFC heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall. Time to get what’s yours. I look at you, you're one of the biggest stars in global fight sports. Time to build that profile. We need to get him back, not back to the top, because guess what, he is at the top, you're the UFC heavyweight champion, it doesn't get any bigger than that.”

Aspinall added: “I’m really excited to welcome Eddie [Hearn] and the Matchroom Sport group in a commercial and advisory role, and to become the first athlete to join the new Matchroom Talent Agency.

“Eddie has built one of the biggest brands in sport and understands how to take athletes to the next level, both inside and outside of competition.“I’m really looking forward to working together and exploring some exciting opportunities as I continue my journey back into the cage.”

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