Jon Jones News

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

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Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

Michael Bisping (28-7 MMA) scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career just over a month ago in London, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. “The Count” recently joined ‘The Three Amigos Podcast‘ where he gave his take on Jon Jones’ most recent run-in with the law.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

We reported yesterday morning that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had turned himself in to the Albuquerque PD, this after he received five traffic citations that had violated his parole sentence. According to new reports from both Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi, “Bones” is still in jail and has a hearing in front of a judge scheduled for 8am tomorrow morning (March 31).

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

With UFC 197 less than a month away, the main event title fight between the current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones could potentially be on rocky roads after Jones was arrested on Tuesday for violating his probation. Jones’ management released the following statement to MMA Fighting:

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2016

Earlier today we reported that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones had turned himself in to Albuquerque PD and is now being held at the county jail. Jones had recently received 5 traffic citations, among them were tickets for drag racing, and an illegal modification to his car’s exhaust.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Yesterday UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones revealed that he had been given 5 tickets. Among them were tickets for drag racing, and an illegal modification to his car’s exhaust. Jones was scheduled to appear in court on April 5th, just over two weeks before his UFC 197 title fight against Daniel Cormier. While many wondered if Jones had violated his parole by receiving the 5 tickets, and how they would impact his UFC 197 title fight, TMZ has now confirmed that Jones has turned himself in to the Albuquerque PD at 10am today, and is being held in the county jail.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/aPmXElZvHTs UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell have been taking verbal jabs at one another recently after Liddell stated that he could still give Jones problems in a fight today.

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has run into trouble with the law again and wanted to address the fans before the media got a hold of the story. Jones was recently pulled over by an Albuquerque police officer and given five traffic citations. Jones is seen in the video recorded on the police officer’s body cam visually upset with the officer’s judgement.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

At Wednesday’s NSAC hearing, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier expressed his concern over Herb Dean being the referee for his UFC 197 light heavyweight title fight with Jon Jones on April 23rd. Cormier explained that in the pair’s first meeting at UFC 182, Dean allowed the pair to remain clinched for what DC believed was an extended period of time. After Cormier voiced his concerns over Dean being the referee, the NSAC ultimately decided to leave Dean as the referee.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones had a minor run in with the law back in January when he was pulled over for driving without a license, registration, or insurance. While there was much speculation as to whether or not the minor infraction would interfere with his probation from his April 2015 hit and run incident, it appears as though Jones’ probation has not been violated.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

It’s no secret that pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones is a natural athlete. In addition to Jones’ dominance in the UFC, both of his brothers Arthur & Chandler both play in the NFL. While Jones never actually lost the UFC light heavyweight championship, ahead of Jones’ UFC 197 rematch with Daniel Cormier, FOX Sports commentator Brian Stann spoke to BloodyElbow to discuss Jones’ natural ability.

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

#OnThisDay in 2011: 23yr old Jon Jones won the light heavyweight title at UFC 128. Watch: https://t.co/08bIHklULz https://t.co/RmQpQoU1DE — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 19, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

At UFC 196, Conor McGregor suffered the first defeat of his UFC career at the hands of Nate Diaz, ending his 7-fight unbeaten streak inside the Octagon, as well as his 15 fight MMA win streak. After the fight McGregor was gracious in defeat, offering no excuses for why he lost, and admitting that he panicked which resulted in an inefficient use of his energy. McGregor revealed post-fight that he would be returning to featherweight to defend his championship belt at UFC 200, however the UFC has yet to announce an opponent.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC commentator and former UFC veteran Dan Hardy always has great insight to the big matches approaching in the UFC.

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

UFC president Dana White says that former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones is training like a man possessed for his rematch with current title holder Daniel Cormier. According to White, Jones is 6-months sober and in the best shape of his life ahead of next month’s UFC 197 pay-per-view event. His words:

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/DU2cZlyK1Hkp Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may currently have a suspended license, however ‘Bones’ was given the opportunity to drive a Formula DRIFT pro car with Dan Brockett recently, and we can’t blame him for accepting.