On Thursday morning, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones was arrested and charged with four separate counts, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, negligent use of a deadly weapon, possession of an open container and no proof of insurance in the vehicle.
Heavy received the arrest report and criminal complaint from the Albuquerque Police Department, and they show that cops responded to gunfire in downtown Albuquerque around 1 a.m. on March 26. They found Jones’ allegedly intoxicated inside a 2019 Jeep.
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After Jones’ arrest was reported, UFC fighters took to Twitter to respond to the situation.
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Fighters React to Jon Jones Arrest on Thursday
Jon Jones’ last opponent, Dominick Reyes, roasted him on Twitter:
He tweeted, “This is so unbelievable it’s almost laughable!”
Top light heavyweight contender, and potentially Jones’ next opponent, Jan Blachowicz tweeted:
Come on Jon, you have to find more clever way to hide from me than a jail ;).
Blachowicz said, “Come on Jon, you have to find more clever way to hide from me than a jail.”
The No. 2 ranked UFC welterweight Colby “Chaos” Covington tweeted:
He tweeted, “See, there’s no need to panic. The world’s still perfectly normal.”
Former flyweight title challenger and retired fighter Ian “Uncle Creepy: McCall tweeted:
I hate to say I told you so 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I need to give this man some medicine. Do you think I could fix him? 🐒🍄👨🏻🚀 #ufc #jonejones #bonesjones #mma #bjj #muaythai #kickboxing #wrestling #traumahealing… t.co/5Bt4PdhHd8
He said, “I hate to say I told you so. I need to give this man some medicine. Do you think I could fix him?”
No. 8 ranked welterweight contender Michael Chiesa tweeted:
At least he was drinking Recuerdo 🤷🏻♂️
He said, “At least he was drinking Recuerdo.”
UFC welterweight fighter Belal Muhammad tweeted:
He tweeted, “Corona made him do it.”
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns tweeted:
He said, “Ok np! I’m coming up to 205 to teach this guy a lesson!”
Retired UFC fighter Ben Askren tweeted:
He said, “For the life of me I can’t figure out why he doesn’t hire a buddy and pay him $50k a year to be his driver.”
The UFC Is Looking Into The Situation Regarding Jones’ Arrest
As per Marc Raimondi of ESPN, the UFC is aware of the light heavyweight champion’s arrest, and they are “in contact with Jones’ management team and is currently gathering additional information.”
Heavy has reached out to Jon Jones’ team, but did not immediately hear back.
Jon Jones last fought on February 8 in the main event of UFC 247. He took on Dominick “The Devastator” Reyes in an all-time classic light heavyweight title fight, and the two fought to a judge’s decision.
Bones retained his title by unanimous decision, but it was met with controversy. Many fans and analysts scored the bout for Reyes. Recently, UFC president Dana White teased a rematch between the two fighters for Bones’ next title defense.
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UFC Fighters Blast Champion Jon Jones For Arrest