Aspirall risks stagnating prime years under Eddie Hearn's UFC brinkmanship

Tom Aspinall, 33, holds the UFC heavyweight title with zero successful defenses and faces an uncertain future amid his manager Eddie Hearn's increasingly confrontational posture toward the UFC. With Aspinall still under contract for at least a couple of years and UFC unlikely to grant a one-off boxing excursion or accept contract renegotiation as precedent, the most probable scenario is prolonged inactivity during his peak years. Hearn's public declarations play well with fans but may ultimately serve his own profile more than his fighter's career.