The Matchroom chairman is not impressed with the pay that is offered to UFC fighters.
Eddie Hearn and Dana White have been locking horns for years.
Although tensions between them reached new heights when White announced he had signed Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing last month.
Shortly after the shock signing, Hearn returned the favour by signing UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall to the newly formed Matchroom Talent Agency.
The combat sports moguls have certainly had their fair share of heated exchanges over the years.
But since partnering with Aspinall, Hearn has been shining a light on the financial landscape in the UFC for its fighters.
Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Hearn said: “I’m going to bite my tongue a little bit, for now.
“But what I will tell you is his contract is a f***ing disgrace. Right? A disgrace.
“I cannot believe the money that he’s on when you look at the commercial revenue that his fight would generate against Pereira, or against Gane in a rematch.
“Honestly, if I’m Tom Aspinall, I’m looking at that contract, and I go, ‘I don’t even think you should f***ing bother me.’
“But he wants to come back.
“He wants to rematch Gane. He wants to fight Pereira. He wants to defend his world heavyweight title.
“By the time you pay your tax and pay your team, there’s no f***ing point in even fighting.
“Especially when you’ve had four operations after your eyes got gouged out.”
Aspinall is currently recovering from the double-eye poke injury that he suffered at the hands of Ciryl Gane in October.
But the heavyweight champ is keen to make his comeback to the Octagon under the guidance of Eddie Hearn.
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