Category: Jon Jones

  • Jon Jones opens up on traffic incident, why he feels let down

    Jon Jones opens up on traffic incident, why he feels let down

    UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones has had his share of legal troubles, however he feels that the recent traffic stop which landed him in jail for 3 days was unnecessary. Jones was ultimately released from jail and ordered to complete anger management courses, as well as driver awareness classes. In addition, Jones must […]

  • Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones duke it out on twitter

    Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones duke it out on twitter

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the current champion Daniel Cormier are sadly not fighting one another at UFC 197. Cormier suffered an injury in training that forced him out of the championship rematch with Jones. Ovince Saint Preux has stepped in to face Jones on short notice and the two will fight […]

  • Jon Jones bitterly reacts to Daniel Cormier’s offer to help Ovince Saint Preux

    Jon Jones bitterly reacts to Daniel Cormier’s offer to help Ovince Saint Preux

    The heated rivalry between former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the current champion Daniel Cormier will continue on with Cormier having to pull out their title fight at UFC 197 on April 23rd. BJPENN.COM reported on Friday that Cormier had to withdraw from the title fight with Jones due to an injury suffered […]

  • Jon Jones: ‘I just can’t stop thinking about my boyfriend I left back there in that jail cell’

    Jon Jones: ‘I just can’t stop thinking about my boyfriend I left back there in that jail cell’

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has had a crazy time just weeks ahead of what was supposed to be a title fight with current champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 197. It was reported on Friday that Cormier suffered an injury in training and would not be able to fight on the scheduled April […]

  • Greg Jackson says that Jon Jones now has a full-time personal driver

    Greg Jackson says that Jon Jones now has a full-time personal driver

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a bad history with driving. Most recently, an alleged drag racing incident ended up getting Jones locked behind bars for three days for violating his probation that he was on for a previous hit-and-run accident. One would think that it would be best for a successful former […]

  • Video | Jon Jones impresses on the drums prior to UFC 197

    Video | Jon Jones impresses on the drums prior to UFC 197

    https://youtu.be/M4BoTqxR9Lk Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones just booked a fight with short-notice replacement Ovince Saint Preux for the headlining bout of this month’s UFC 197 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones was originally slated to face bitter rival Daniel Cormier for the UFC’s undisputed light heavyweight title at the April 23 […]

  • Jon Jones to DC: ‘So much for being willing to die’

    Jon Jones to DC: ‘So much for being willing to die’

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones showed nothing but respect for Daniel Cormier on Saturday morning, this after “DC” was forced to withdraw from their highly anticipated UFC 197 rematch with an injury. Jones even took to Twitter and wished Cormier a healthy recovery: I don't wish injuries on anyone, I hope you have […]

  • ODDS: Jon Jones opens as a massive favorite over OSP

    ODDS: Jon Jones opens as a massive favorite over OSP

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (21-1 MMA) will return to the octagon for the first time in over a year when he squares off with Ovince Saint Preux (19-7 MMA) in the main event of UFC 197 for the promotions interim light heavyweight title. “OSP” has gone 3-1 in his past four octagon appearances. His […]

  • Jon Jones reacts to fighting Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197

    Jon Jones reacts to fighting Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197

    Saturday afternoon UFC President Dana White appeared on SportsCenter via telephone to announce that Ovince Saint Preux would be stepping in on short notice to fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 for the interim UFC light heavyweight championship. In the moments after the announcement was made official, Jon Jones released a […]

  • BREAKING! Ovince Saint Preux steps in to face Jon Jones at UFC 197

    BREAKING! Ovince Saint Preux steps in to face Jon Jones at UFC 197

    After news broke last night that Daniel Cormier was injured and would no longer be able to defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Jon Jones at UFC 197, there was much speculation as to who the UFC would select as a fill-in opponent for Jones. While initial reports were that the UFC had offered […]

  • Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson reportedly official for UFC 197

    Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson reportedly official for UFC 197

    Yesterday evening news surfaced that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been forced to withdraw from his UFC 197 title fight with Jon Jones due to an injury. While there was much speculation as to whether the UFC would find a replacement opponent for Jones, or re-schedule Jones vs. Cormier II for a later […]

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones’ message to the UFC and his fans regarding UFC 197

    VIDEO | Jon Jones’ message to the UFC and his fans regarding UFC 197

    [ooyala code=”lkZ2NqMjE6h-1BVdZbTnF0z_JrCWVw1C” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Thursday evening news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been forced out of his UFC 197 main event scrap against Jon Jones due to a knee injury. So far there has been no official word yet as to who will be stepping in on short […]

  • Jon Jones sends Daniel Cormier a message following injury

    Jon Jones sends Daniel Cormier a message following injury

    While there has been no shortage of animosity between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier during the course of their heated rivalry, even Jones doesn’t have any ill wishes for Cormier. It was revealed yesterday evening that Cormier had suffered a knee injury during training and would be unable to fight Jones in the main event […]

  • MMA community reacts to news of Daniel Cormier’s injury

    MMA community reacts to news of Daniel Cormier’s injury

    Friday evening news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been injured during training, and would no longer be able to fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 on April 23rd. Understandably, the MMA community was gutted. Below you can see a compilation of reactions from fighters, and members of […]

  • Report: UFC offers Anthony Johnson fight with Jon Jones at UFC 197

    Report: UFC offers Anthony Johnson fight with Jon Jones at UFC 197

    Last night we broke the news that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been forced out of his UFC 197 headlining bout with Jon Jones due to an injury. BJPENN.com has now learned through sources close to the Blackzilians that the UFC has offered Anthony “Rumble” Johnson the short-notice fight with Jon Jones. No […]

  • VIDEO | Officer that arrested Jon Jones hit with a lawsuit after ruining an epileptic man’s life

    VIDEO | Officer that arrested Jon Jones hit with a lawsuit after ruining an epileptic man’s life

    Try refreshing this page in your browser if video does not load Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones spent three days in jail this week from the result of traffic citations that Jones claims were given to him by a lying Albuquerque police officer. It looks like that same officer, Jason Brown has just […]

  • Jon Jones comments on recent traffic incident

    Jon Jones comments on recent traffic incident

    For a brief period, there was fear that Jon Jones recent traffic incident would force him out of his UFC 197 light heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier on April 23rd. Thursday morning however, Jones appeared in front of a judge, who ordered him to attend anger management training, driver improvement courses, and get permission […]

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones goes right back to training after being released from jail

    VIDEO | Jon Jones goes right back to training after being released from jail

    https://youtu.be/LkBzHrD5Hk4 Thursday morning a judge ordered Jon Jones to complete anger management training, driver improvement courses, and must get approval from his probation officer before he is allowed to drive anywhere. Immediately after being released from jail, Jones was back in the gym training for his UFC 197 fight against Daniel Cormier on April 23rd. […]

  • Dana White: Playing the good guy drove Jon Jones crazy

    Dana White: Playing the good guy drove Jon Jones crazy

    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 […]

  • UFC releases statement on Jon Jones’ status of UFC 197 fight with Daniel Cormier

    UFC releases statement on Jon Jones’ status of UFC 197 fight with Daniel Cormier

    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 […]

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones’ Albuquerque court hearing in jumpsuit and handcuffs for alleged drag racing incident

    VIDEO | Jon Jones’ Albuquerque court hearing in jumpsuit and handcuffs for alleged drag racing incident

    Video has been released of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ Thursday court hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jon Jones was arrested on Tuesday after turning himself into police after a judge ruled that a drag racing ticket he received was a violation of his probation. Jones spent three days in jail before appearing […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 197 Extended Preview

    VIDEO | UFC 197 Extended Preview

    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. Given that, check out this extended preview for UFC 197, which also features a flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson […]

  • Breaking: Jon Jones released, receives new conditions for probation

    Breaking: Jon Jones released, receives new conditions for probation

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared before judge Michael Martinez on Thursday morning, this in regards to his probation violation case which stemmed from being handed five traffic citations earlier this week. The pound-for-pound mixed martial arts kingpin had been in custody at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center since Tuesday morning. According […]

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones & Daniel Cormier intense face-to-face interview

    VIDEO | Jon Jones & Daniel Cormier intense face-to-face interview

    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. While Jones is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning, the UFC released this sneak peek at ‘UFC Counterpunch’ […]

  • Jon Jones jailed in a segregated cell ‘for his own protection’

    Jon Jones jailed in a segregated cell ‘for his own protection’

    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. Jones spent Tuesday […]

  • VIDEO | Uncut footage of Jon Jones police stop

    VIDEO | Uncut footage of Jon Jones police stop

    [ooyala code=”czdHJmMjE6f8ov2Y3nmEYy2PN695Ho5P” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1280″ height=”960″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones revealed to his fans earlier this week that he had been given 5 traffic tickets. Jones then was forced to turn himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department until his court appearance on Thursday morning at 8am. Following the incident, reports […]

  • Michael Bisping gives his take on the latest Jon Jones ‘incident’

    Michael Bisping gives his take on the latest Jon Jones ‘incident’

    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 […]

  • Update: Jon Jones is still in jail, hearing set for tomorrow morning

    Update: Jon Jones is still in jail, hearing set for tomorrow morning

    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 […]