Getty Tom Aspinall Eddie Hearn, the boxing promoter and the new manager of UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, asked Dana White to release his client. Aspinall hired Hearn in March to be his manager, and just two months later, Hearn went on the offensive against White, telling him to release his fighter from his UFC contract. Hearn, who promotes Matchroom Sport, said in his message to White that Aspinall is “extremely unhappy” with his UFC contract and he would like the UFC to release him