Jon Jones News

Scott Hernandez - March 31, 2016

While Jon Jones has received quite a bit of criticism lately since being stripped of the UFC light heavyweight championship a year ago, the pound for pound kingpin received nothing but cheers at the UFC’s “Unstoppable” press conference in March. Ahead of UFC 197, UFC President Dana White spoke to TMZ, where he explained that playing the role of ‘Good guy’ drove Jon Jones crazy.

Russell Ess - March 31, 2016

Fans were concerned about the UFC 197 main event bout featuring former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current champion Daniel Cormier after Jones was arrested on Tuesday. A judge ruled that a ticket Jones received for allegedly drag racing violated the terms of his probation. Jones turned himself into police on Tuesday and was held in custody until his court hearing on Thursday

Russell Ess - March 31, 2016

Video has been released of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ Thursday court hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Scott Hernandez - March 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/qANqACq9k_E UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones had his day in court this morning, and it appears as though his UFC 197 fight with Daniel Cormier is still on after he received 5 tickets.

Scott Hernandez - March 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/9XXtDUsJT8U Despite Jon Jones turning himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department earlier this week, his team remained confident that his UFC 197 light heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier will go off without a hitch.

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested on Tuesday after turning himself into police in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jones was recently issued five traffic citations by an Albuquerque police officer, which included one for drag racing. A judge ruled the drag racing ticket was a violation of his probation terms.

Scott Hernandez - 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.

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:

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in trouble with the law once again. However, Jones is claiming this incident is the result of a lying Albuquerque police officer. On Monday, it was revealed in a police officer body cam video that the former champ was given five traffic citations from an Albuquerque police officer that has been previously accused of racial profiling.

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.

Scott Hernandez - 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.

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.

Scott Hernandez - March 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/QdRLvldfg7I With UFC 197 rapidly approaching, where Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship, the UFC has released the footage of the pair’s first fight.

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Scott Hernandez - March 22, 2016

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Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016

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