8 Biggest Jon Jones Controversies
1. Hit And Run Incident
Much of what has been detailed in this list so far has been unsportsmanlike, unfair, and even criminal, but nothing Jon Jones has done in his career has been quite as egregious as his actions on 27 April 2016.
On that fateful day, Jones ran a red light before crashing into a pregnant woman's car and fleeing the scene. Eyewitness accounts claimed Jones ran back to his vehicle only to collect large sums of cash before once again sprinting away. A warrant was issued immediately following the incident and Jones later handed himself over to law enforcement officials following arrangements by his lawyers.
The UFC responded by stripping Jones of UFC Light Heavyweight title and suspending him indefinitely but the damage was done.
To make things even worse for Jones, bodycam footage was later released showing police officers at the scene finding large amounts of condoms in the married Jones' rental car along with a bag of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Jones was subsequently sentenced to 18 months probation, and ordered to complete 72 appearances for charity or youth organisations.