Dana White Declines Aspinall Questions at Post-Fight Press Conference

Dana White declined to answer questions about heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall during the post-fight press conference for Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 at APEX. “I’m not going to talk about that stuff,” White said.

He then shifted to a different topic, noting that Anthony Joshua had signed with CAA for sponsorship representation. “You know, I’ll tell you something that’s funny though. So AJ just signed with CAA for sponsorship and all that kind of stuff.

Doesn’t Eddie Hearn have a f—king Isn’t that what he does? Aspinall signs with Eddie Hearn, which is insane. AJ, who’s been with him forever and they’re probably best friends, signs with CAA to get,” White stated.

Aspinall has not fought since defending his heavyweight title in October and was dealing with eye injuries after that bout. White had previously said Aspinall had a “100%” chance of winning against Alex Pereira. Pereira instead faced Ciryl Gane at the White House event.

Gane defeated Pereira to become interim heavyweight champion. Eddie Hearn, who represents Aspinall through Matchroom Talent Agency, said he would discourage Aspinall from facing the winner of the Pereira-Gane fight under the terms of Aspinall’s current UFC contract. “I’m not going to let Tom Aspinall fight for the kind of money that’s in his contract,” Hearn said.