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Former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is retiring from MMA, but not before being accused of another bizarre drunk driving crime.
On Saturday, Jones announced his retirement from MMA, which means Tom Aspinall is now the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion.
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“Today, I’m officially announcing my retirement from the UFC. This decision comes after a lot of reflection, and I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the journey I’ve experienced over the years.”
Today, I’m officially announcing my retirement from the UFC. This decision comes after a lot of reflection, and I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the journey I’ve experienced over the years.
From the first time I stepped into the Octagon, my goal was to…
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) June 22, 2025
After his retirement announcement, the ABQ Journal revealed that Jones is currently under investigation after being accused of fleeing the scene of a car accident while drunk driving.
According to the complaint, Jones left his female passenger in the car and fled the scene of an accident.
Via ABQ Journal
Mateo and Lomas when she came across a woman in the front passenger seat of one of the cars “exhibiting signs of significant intoxication and lacking clothing from the waist down.”
The woman reportedly said Jones was the driver, but fled the scene on foot. She then called Jones, the complaint stated, and a police service aide spoke to the man on the other end of the call believed to be Jones. He “appeared to be heavily intoxicated and made statements implying his capacity to employ lethal force through third parties” to the PSA, the court record stated.
Jones claims the woman is lying about the incident.
When interviewed in person a few days after the crash, Jones said the woman found in the car had left his house earlier in the day intoxicated and called him after getting in the crash, at which time Jones said the person she handed the phone to “immediately opened the conversations with unprofessional language, which led him to doubt the legitimacy of the individual’s claim.”
The woman later told police she drank alcohol and consumed mushrooms at Jones’ house and recalled needing to change her clothes at his house and “her next recollection was being at the scene of a traffic accident.” She said the last person she remembered driving her car was Jones, the court record indicated.
Jones has denied commenting amid the allegations and is set to appear for a bond arraignment on July 24 in Metro Court.