Eddie Hearn has revealed details of Tom Aspinall's contract amid the promoter's ongoing feud with the UFC and Dana White.
Earlier this month, Hearn made major shockwaves in the world of Mixed Martial Arts as he signed UFC heavyweight champion Aspinall to his new talent agency.
The move came just two weeks after Conor Benn controversially ditched Hearn's Matchroom Boxing to sign for UFC boss White's Zuffa Boxing.
As part of the deal, Hearn has been granted access to Aspinall's UFC contract as the legendary promoter will look to work with the heavyweight on a commercial and advisory basis.
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Since then, Hearn hasn't shied away from sharing his opinion on the financial side of the deal, claiming that it is a 'f****** disgrace'.
And now, he has pulled back the curtain even further, revealing just how little the UFC champion is really making.
Speaking to IFL TV, he revealed that Aspinall's current UFC deal is seeing him take home only slightly more money than the new deal that Matchroom Boxing have recently given 23-year-old English George Liddard.
He claimed: "George Liddard has just signed a new deal with us and his money is not that different to the UFC heavyweight champion who is filling the T-Mobile and Paramount are paying $60million for his fights. So it just doesn't make sense.
"You've got Connor Benn making Ā£15million for 10 rounds and then you've got a UFC fighter making less than one million who is filling the T-Mobile in Las Vegas."
Although the exact details of Aspinall's contract are not known, it's clear Hearn isn't happy and it's starting to become a bigger and bigger problem for the UFC as fighters are increasingly voicing their frustrations about their pay.
At UFC London last weekend British UFC star Michael 'Venom' Page walked out to Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' having openly criticised recent matchmaking and pay in the build-up to the fight.
Meanwhile UFC legend Ronda Rousey recently claimed that fighters are now 'living in poverty', ahead of her comeback fight on Jake Paul's MMA event this summer.
"There is a revolt," Hearn added.
"We know Zuffa are in boxing but this move has completely f***** them in the main part of their business, the UFC.
"Look at the fighters coking out with that sort of stuff, it won't be long until they have the placards out outside the Apex."
Topics:Ā Eddie Hearn, Tom Aspinall, UFC, Dana White, MMA
Ben McCrum