Tom Aspinall’s father is not happy with how the UFC has handled his son’s career. While tensions between the two sides have simmered in the last few years, they significantly escalated earlier this year when Andy Aspinall publicly criticized UFC CEO Dana White over the delayed announcement of the title unification bout between his son and Jon Jones. In particular, his father has frequently slammed the promotion for ‘wasting’ his son’s prime years.

The situation deteriorated further when Jon Jones announced his retirement without ever facing Tom Aspinall . Shortly afterward, Hunter Campbell, a UFC executive, texted Tom to inform him of his official promotion to undisputed heavyweight champion status. According to Andy Aspinall, this was a “worse way” for a fighter to discover he was

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