Tom Aspinall's UFC future at risk as manager Eddie Hearn pursues boxing move

Tom Aspinall faces a bleak outlook as manager Eddie Hearn's increasingly public rhetoric about moving the UFC heavyweight champion to boxing appears to serve Hearn's own profile rather than his fighter's interests. Aspinall, 33, holds the UFC title with no successful defenses and recently struggled against Ciryl Gane, while his UFC contract is expected to run for at least another two years with no straightforward exit. A one-off boxing crossover is unlikely to be approved by UFC, and returning to MMA afterward would not be guaranteed, leaving Aspinall at risk of sitting out his prime years in a contractual standoff.