Jon Jones introduced his retirement from MMA, and information additionally emerged that he’s going through a brand new felony cost.
UFC boss Dana White made the announcement about Jones, who adopted with a press release.
“At present, I’m formally asserting my retirement from the UFC. This resolution comes after numerous reflection, and I wish to take a second to specific my deepest gratitude for the journey I’ve skilled through the years,” Jones wrote on his X profile.
The Albuquerque Journal reduce into what in any other case can be a day of celebration for Jones by reporting on the criminal charge the MMA star is going through.
Jones has been referred to as to seem in Metropolitan Court docket in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 24 attributable to a misdemeanor crime he’s accused of committing in February. Jones is accused of leaving the scene of a automotive crash on foot close to San Mateo and Lomas. When police spoke to him by way of a cellphone name, they believed he sounded intoxicated. A lady who was within the entrance passenger seat of the automotive was mentioned to have exhibited indicators of intoxication and to have been missing clothes from the waist down. She later instructed police she drank alcohol and consumed mushrooms at Jones’ home.
Jones, 37, retires with a report of 28-1 with one no contest. His solely loss got here attributable to a disqualification for elbow strikes. He has been each the UFC Light-weight and UFC Heavyweight champion. Jones additionally has had quite a few authorized points, together with a 2015 hit-and-run incident in Albuquerque for which he pleaded responsible.
