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Dana White Had A Hilarious Reaction To ‘Dumb’ Jon Jones’ Latest Arrest

With news arriving this morning that former UFC champion Jon Jones had been released from jail following a plea deal where he admitted to a plea deal and received anger management and driver management courses in addition to 60 hours extra community service, UFC president Dana White has finally spoken up on the subject. In

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With news arriving this morning that former UFC champion Jon Jones had been released from jail following a plea deal where he admitted to a plea deal and received anger management and driver management courses in addition to 60 hours extra community service, UFC president Dana White has finally spoken up on the subject.

In an interview with TMZ Sports, White described Jones’ mindset throughout his early days as a “nice guy” champion, saying that it just wasn’t him and we’re no getting the byproduct of that:

“I don’t think Jon Jones is ever going to be the Jon Jones that people expect him to be,” White said. “Jon is gonna do Jon. I think that Jon tried so hard to play the good guy for so long, it drove him crazy. And Jon is just gonna be Jon now.”

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Indeed Jon is gonna ‘do Jon,’ as his lengthy public arrest record over the past year would indicate. Jones was ticketed for five misdemeanor citations including drag racing in Albuquerque last week, offense not stringent enough to land in jail had he not already been on probation for hitting a 25-year-old pregnant woman last April and running the scene only to return to reportedly grab a stack of cash.

A prior violation of his probation was also overlooked in January when he was caught going 75 miles per hour in a 35 mile-per-hour zone and failed to produce his driver’s license, registration, or insurance, but it was used as a warning when Jones agreed to more community service and to not get any further citations.

But obviously he did, and when he failed to inform his probation officer of the police contact, he was jailed in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center for the past two days. That may have been at least in part due to the fact that he got into a war of words with the policeman where he called the officer a “f****** liar” and a “pig” (via TMZ):

And while Jones may have acted a bit rash by calling the traffic officer names, it also seemed that the policeman wasn’t nearly as professional as he could have been, something that will go on trial when Jones reportedly fights the traffic citations in court.

White, however, had one hilariously simple (and obvious) solution for Jones.

Read on to the next page for Dana White’s advice to Jon Jones…….

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Jon Jones Remains In Jail With Court Date Pending This Week

News came yesterday that former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had been jailed for a probation violation due to the five traffic tickets he received during a stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico last Thursday. The scene was a polarizing one, as opinions seem to waver between disgust at Jones’ inability to stay out of trouble

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News came yesterday that former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had been jailed for a probation violation due to the five traffic tickets he received during a stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico last Thursday.

The scene was a polarizing one, as opinions seem to waver between disgust at Jones’ inability to stay out of trouble to views that the police officer in question acted out of spite and was merely looking for any reason to ticket Jones.

The embattled pound-for-pound king, who was handed probation after he infamously ran a red light and hit a 25-year-old pregnant Albuquerque woman in April 2015, soon appeared in a video of the stop calling the officer a ‘f*****g liar’ and a ‘pig,’ and it remains to be seen if and how that affects his court appearance (courtesy of MMA Fighting):

It appears the world will find out Jones’ fate, at least to some degree, very soon, as a report surfaced from MMA Fighting today that Jones remains detained at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center and will appear before judge Michael Martinez at 8 a.m. on Thursday morning (April 1, 2016). The fighter was not granted bail due to his case being a probation violation, so the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court will decide Jones’ terms of release tomorrow.

The proceedings will air on Albuquerque news station KOB.

Jones was officially charged with misdemeanors drag racing, exhibition driving, use of modification of exhaust system, failure to maintain traffic lane and improper display of registration plate, with the final two charges being petty misdemeanors.

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However, the much more pressing issue is that Jones was on probation for the felony hit-and-run from last year, and he was also stopped for driving 75 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone this January, for which he was granted a warning if he agreed to not get any more tickets for 90 days. He did not fulfill those terms, so even though many feel the police treated him unfairly in this situation, his fate will be up to Judge Martinez.

This obviously couldn’t be much more of a distraction as Jones prepares for arguably the biggest fight of his legendary MMA career against Daniel Cormier in the main event of April 23’s UFC 197, but Jones’ team is confident he’ll be able to clear his name when given a chance to ‘explain the facts.’

Based on his recent track record, however, it could be tough for a judge to side with Jones rather than the police in this instance, so we’ll just have to wait on pins and needles to find out if one of the biggest fights of 2016 is allowed to proceed.

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Jon Jones Calls Police Officer A ‘F***ing Liar, Pig’ In Video

If former UFC champion Jon Jones wants to get off easy for his latest run-in with New Mexico police as he expects to, the content of a recent video of the incident won’t help his cause. After news of Jones being ticketed for drag racing and four other different offenses was broke by the fighter

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If former UFC champion Jon Jones wants to get off easy for his latest run-in with New Mexico police as he expects to, the content of a recent video of the incident won’t help his cause.

After news of Jones being ticketed for drag racing and four other different offenses was broke by the fighter himself on today’s episode of The MMA Hour, TMZ Sports obtained a police video of the traffic stop last Thursday night, where he said that he said a few things he regretted, and indeed he wasn’t fibbing about that.

In fact, “Bones” went on to further his reputation as a villian by calling the officer who pulled him “a f***ing liar’ and a ‘pig.’

Check it out:

But that was far from all Jones said, as the whole interaction could have the troubled former champion in some hot water given that he’s still on probation for the Albuquerque hit-and-run that ended with him being stripped of his title and suspended by the UFC last year.

Read on to the next page to see the transcript of the heated discussion….

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Listen: Jon Jones’ Ridiculous Excuses To Cops In Recent Traffic Stop

Heading into his long-awaited comeback tilt against hated rival Daniel Cormier at April 23’s UFC 197, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones sent a collective scare throughout the MMA world when it was unveiled that he was due in court for driving without a license or insurance during a traffic stop. It might not

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Heading into his long-awaited comeback tilt against hated rival Daniel Cormier at April 23’s UFC 197, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones sent a collective scare throughout the MMA world when it was unveiled that he was due in court for driving without a license or insurance during a traffic stop.

It might not sound like all that big of a deal, but it was of course magnified by the fact that ‘Bones’ was still on probation for an April 2015 hit-and-run incident that left a pregnant woman with a fractured arm. His rematch with Cormier is still on as of right now, but today (Friday, February 19, 2015) an audio recording from TMZ revealed that the troubled but dominant fighter caught quite the break when he was caught traveling a huge amount above the speed limit.

In the recording, the officer who stopped him can first be heard informing Jones he had been clocked going 75 miles per hour in a 35 mile-per-hour zone. Jones played it coy:

“Was I? Man, yeah, I didn’t realize I was.”

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‘Bones’ then continued to plea his case by stating he didn’t have his license and was only headed to practice:

“I don’t; I don’t have my license. I was headed to Jackson’s MMA. I have a practice at 8:30.”

Then asked for his registration, Jones didn’t even know what that looks like, let alone have it:

“Um, is this it?”

Responding with a resounding, “No, the officer got a bit testy at the whole situation, where he had been provided none of the routine paperwork required to legally drive a car in any state. He continued to question Jones about his insurance documentation:

“So you don’t have anything with you then – you don’t have a license with you, no registration, no insurance? So where’s the insurance man?”

The stop got strange and questionable on his part when Jones proclaimed he didn’t know it was illegal to drive without insurance:

“I don’t know. You don’t know? No, I don’t know. So why you driving with no insurance,

dude? Is that illegal? You know it’s illegal man. No I don’t. Yes. Everybody has to have insurance. The car’s insured. But you gotta have a proof of insurance. Just because you’re telling me it’s legit doesn’t mean it’s legit. Yeah, I understand. I mean I gotta see some proof.”

Things sound pretty crazy at this point, but rest assured it gets even stranger when Jones attempts to explain why he’s driving without a license.

Hop to the following page to read his ridiculous reasoning…….

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Jon Jones Busted Driving Without License Or Insurance

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in legal trouble again and at a bad time for him. The UFC just announced that he would fight Daniel Cormier in a rematch for the light heavyweight title at UFC 197 in April. Jones was cited for driving without a license, registration, and insurance, by a

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in legal trouble again and at a bad time for him. The UFC just announced that he would fight Daniel Cormier in a rematch for the light heavyweight title at UFC 197 in April.

Jones was cited for driving without a license, registration, and insurance, by a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy on January 31st. KRQE News 13 was the first to report the news.

Jones has already had a series of run-ins with the law in the past.

In 2011, he was ticketed in Albuquerque in 2011 for driving with a suspended license. In 2012, he was convicted of DWI in New York after he crashed into a pole. In April of 2015, he had a hit and run incident that injured a pregnant women. This crime resulted in the UFC stripping him of the light heavyweight title and suspending him indefinitely. 

Jones plead guilty in September to one felony count of leaving the scene of a crash, which resulted in Jones being convicted of a 4th-degree felony. The judge granted Jones a conditional discharge in the case. He will have supervised probation for up to 18 months. The judge ordered Jones to make 72 appearances as part of his probation. The UFC then reinstated him as an active fighter.

Jones is due to appear in traffic court Wednesday morning.

This could affect his fight with Cormier depending on what kind of penalties he gets for these charges.

Stick with Low Kick MMA for the latest on this ongoing story.

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Comment of the Week 8/6 – And the Winner Is…


(Ten minutes later, Jones was responsible for the first pace car-led pileup in Nascar history.) 

A congratulations is in order for the nominees of last week’s Comment of the Week contest, who really brought the funny when ripping on everything from debilitating diseases to spousal abuse. You sick sons a bitches truly make us proud.

That being said, there can only be one winner, and this week’s was decided by a margin of just 25 votes, so join us after the jump for the big reveal…


(Ten minutes later, Jones was responsible for the first pace car-led pileup in Nascar history.) 

A congratulations is in order for the nominees of last week’s Comment of the Week contest, who really brought the funny when ripping on everything from debilitating diseases to spousal abuse. You sick sons a bitches truly make us proud.

That being said, there can only be one winner, and this week’s was decided by a margin of just 25 votes, so join us after the jump for the big reveal…

With 28.2 % of the vote, Landulf’s inspired vision of Jon Jones’ new Nike campaign walked away victorious, barely eeking out VivaHate’s Ortizian rant aimed at Hector Lombard.

On second thought, that reveal was kind of a letdown. Apologies.

In either case, Landulf, e-mail [email protected] with your real name, address, and shirt size, and we’ll get you hooked up ASAP. As for the rest of you nominees, keep your heads up. Maybe one day you’ll be funny enough to win a free t-shirt that was made by the tired, bleeding hands of 7 year-old Honduran children two years ago. Sure, one sleeve might be longer than the other, and some of them might say PageComato on the back, but what else can you expect? They’re illiterate for Christ’s sake.

–J. Jones