UFC heavyweight world champion Jon Jones allegedly threatened to kill an anti-doping agent final month.
Based on a report from ABQRAW News, the Albuquerque Police Division responded to a name after an individual working for Drug Free Sport Worldwide, the UFC’s new drug testing accomplice as of January 1, was attempting to acquire a drug take a look at from the MMA star. Jones is alleged to have been “extraordinarily intoxicated” in the course of the interplay and threatened to “kill” the tester. ‘Bones’ can also be accused of snatching the consultant’s cellphone at one level.
Per the report, the incident occurred in late March, however the tester didn’t report the incident to authorities in Albuquerque till Friday, April 5. As of this writing, no legal summons or prices associated to the altercation have been filed. APD is at present investigating the alleged legal act.
Jon Jones’ prolonged historical past with the lengthy arm of the legislation
Jon Jones turned the youngest UFC champion within the historical past of the promotion when he stopped Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 128 to win the sunshine heavyweight title.
Since then, his iconic fight sports activities profession has been routinely overshadowed by his run-ins with the legislation.
In 2015, Jones tested positive for cocaine during an out-of-competition drug test after his UFC 182 win over Daniel Cormier. Jones saved his title however was fined $25,000 for violating the UFC’s Athlete Code and Conduct coverage. Later that very same yr, Jones turned himself in to the Albuquerque PD following a hit-and-run incident involving a pregnant girl. Jones confronted no jail time, as an alternative being sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation. He was additionally stripped of his 205-pound title by the promotion.
The next yr, he was scheduled to headline UFC 200 in a rematch with Daniel Cormier however was pulled from the bout after being flagged for an anti-doping violation. Subsequently, he was suspended for one yr by the Nevada State Athletic Fee.
In 2021, Jon Jones was inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame for his legendary encounter with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165. That very same night time, he was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with misdemeanor battery and tampering with a car following a home dispute together with his then-fiancée Jessie Moses.
“Bro, dangle me, harm me, and kill me. What did I do? A Black man can’t drink? Getting elected into the Corridor of Fame and that is what I received?” Jones says in a video clip of the arrest earlier than headbutting a police car. (h/t DailyMail).
Following a three-year-long layoff from the Octagon, Jon Jones returned at UFC 285 final yr and promptly dispatched Ciryl Gane through submission to win the vacant heavyweight title. He was scheduled for his first protection in November, however a torn pectoral harm compelled him to bow out of his bout with former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic. ‘Bones’ has remained adamant that his battle with Miocic will go down later this yr.
The promotion has since topped an interim heavyweight champion in Tom Aspinall. The UK-based star scored a vicious 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 to win his first world title.
