Tom Aspinall risks wasting prime years under Eddie Hearn's management strategy

Tom Aspinall, 33, holds the UFC heavyweight title with zero title defenses and faces a difficult position as his manager Eddie Hearn makes increasingly confrontational public statements toward the UFC. A potential one-off boxing venture is unlikely to build a sustainable career outside MMA, while antagonizing UFC leadership risks Aspinall sitting idle through the peak years of his career. The broader concern is that three of the division's elite fighters — Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones, and Aspinall — have combined for just four undisputed UFC title fights over the last five years.