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Promoter Feud Heats Up: White & Hearn Trade Boxing Blows
20 Apr
Summary
- Dana White and Eddie Hearn are publicly exchanging insults.
- White signed Hearn's fighter Conor Benn for Zuffa Boxing.
- Hearn secured UFC champion Tom Aspinall for management.
A public dispute between prominent combat sports promoters Dana White and Eddie Hearn has escalated, much to the reported amusement of fighter Paddy Pimblett. The exchange of insults began when White's Zuffa Boxing venture signed Conor Benn, a boxer previously under Hearn's Matchroom Boxing banner.
Responding to this move, Hearn has countered by securing a management contract with UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. White has been vocal about his intentions to significantly alter the boxing landscape with his new promotion, a claim that Hearn has not overlooked.
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