{"id":875115,"date":"2026-08-28T23:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/875115\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T23:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:22:12","slug":"were-good-with-tom-aspinall-dana-white-provides-update-on-ufc-heavyweight-champs-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/875115\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re good with Tom Aspinall\u2019: Dana White provides update on UFC heavyweight champ\u2019s status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dana White says the UFC and Tom Aspinall are thick as thieves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Earlier this week, speculation ran rampant when the UFC heavyweight champion\u2019s striking coach Stipe Drvis said on an Instagram live that Aspinall no longer wanted to be part of the organization \u2014 something Aspinall immediately denied in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The UFC CEO spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OyD3vg-uGd8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spinnin Backfist<\/a> to update fans on Aspinall, who is approaching a year out of action after his fight with Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 this past October ended in a no-contest, and after the eye injury he suffered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cWhenever he\u2019s healthy [he\u2019ll return],\u201d White said. \u201cHe\u2019s not going anywhere. He\u2019s with us, and we\u2019re good with Tom Aspinall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know his striking coach had said that, but, obviously, that\u2019s not true. And sounds like Tom clarified that. But yeah, we\u2019re good. When he\u2019s healthy and ready to fight, he\u2019ll fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Gane competed at UFC White House and knocked out Alex Pereira in the second round to capture the interim title. With the fight cards filling up, it would appear the only way Aspinall and Gane run it back this year will either be at UFC 334 in November, or December\u2019s UFC 335 event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">White was asked about Aspinall being represented by Eddie Hearn, and if that could cause some extra barriers to get fights signed, sealed and delivered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cIan [Machado] Garry is too,\u201d White said. \u201cHe just fought Islam. No, not at all [does that get in the way].\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dana White says the UFC and Tom Aspinall are thick as thieves. 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