Chael Sonnen has questioned whether or not Tom Aspinall is being used in the Eddie Hearn/Dana White rivalry.
As we know, Tom Aspinall is now working with Eddie Hearn in a deal that sent shockwaves through the mixed martial arts community. While the extent of their relationship isn’t 100% clear to some, it’s obvious to see that part of this involves Eddie wanting to get back at Dana White for signing Conor Benn.
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Aspinall, meanwhile, has been in a feud with the Ultimate Fighting Championship for a while now, dating back to when they somewhat threw him under the bus after his double eye poke injury at the hands of Ciryl Gane.
In a recent interview, Chael Sonnen weighed in on what he believes is happening with Aspinall, Hearn and White.
Sonnen’s view on Hearn/White/Aspinall dynamic
“If I took quotes from one year ago Tom — I mean, Tom was saying things like, ‘I am the active champion. I don’t care about Jon Jones, I just care about the belt… take the belt off of him, give it to me,’” Sonnen said during an interview on Helen Yee’s YouTube channel.
“We all supported that because Tom was completely correct. Now one year later, Tom is the one who appears to be holding out. Tom is the one to be saying, ‘I gotta sit down and relook at these contracts.’
“I don’t blame this on Tom,” he continued. “But I do fear that Tom is being used. He’s being used in a public fight between Eddie and Dana.
“I don’t want Tom used like that. If you want to make money, fight. That’s the commodity, that’s how we make money, that’s how we’ve always done it. To sit out and make demands, that’s just not the Tom Aspinall we dealt with a year ago.”
Quotes via Bloody Elbow
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