Jon Jones introduced his retirement from MMA, and information additionally emerged that he’s dealing with a brand new felony cost.
UFC boss Dana White made the announcement about Jones, who adopted with an announcement.
“At the moment, I’m formally saying my retirement from the UFC. This resolution comes after a variety of reflection, and I need to take a second to precise my deepest gratitude for the journey I’ve skilled over time,” Jones wrote on his X profile.
The Albuquerque Journal lower into what in any other case can be a day of celebration for Jones by reporting on the criminal charge the MMA star is dealing with.
Jones has been referred to as to look in Metropolitan Courtroom in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 24 as a result of 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 telephone name, they believed he sounded intoxicated. A girl 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 informed police she drank alcohol and consumed mushrooms at Jones’ home.
Jones, 37, retires with a file of 28-1 with one no contest. His solely loss got here as a result of 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.
