Jon Jones apparently can’t stay out of trouble.
On Friday ESPN reported that the former UFC light heavyweight champion was arrested for domestic violence on Friday morning.
Jon Jones was arrested early Friday morning by the Las Vegas Metro PD, a police spokesperson told ESPN. Jones is being charged with battery domestic violence and injuring and tampering with a vehicle. More info coming to @espn.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) September 24, 2021
Jon Jones was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday morning on charges of battery domestic violence and injuring/tampering with a vehicle
According to court records, Jones is currently still in custody. Full story coming to @MMAFighting
First reported by @marc_raimondi pic.twitter.com/YfF1DHN6bp
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 24, 2021
On Thursday night Jones spoke at the UFC hall of fame after being honored for his 2013 fight with Alexander Gustafsson.
Jon Jones accepts his first UFC Hall of Fame induction.
[ @JonnyBones | #UFCHOF | Hall of Fame Presented by @ToyoTires ] pic.twitter.com/00u6uBKgvA
— UFC (@ufc) September 24, 2021
Jones, who has had several run-ins with the law over the years, joked that he was planning on staying out of trouble while he negotiated his next fight with the UFC.
.@JonnyBones expects to fight for #UFC heavyweight title "sometime in the second quarter" of 2022:
"I'll try to do more legally controversial sh*t so I can sell a little more pay-per-views."
Watch full interview: https://t.co/CGZrkwd5F9 pic.twitter.com/aHnIW8PlCd
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) September 24, 2021