Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has seen more controversy than any fighter ever signed to the UFC roster.
His once promising career, full of endorsements and next level paydays, has been put on ice several times over the course of the last few years.
If it wasn’t drugs, it was legal problems and arrests. If not being arrested it was failing USADA tests. You name it, Jon has done it. From hit and runs, to DUI’s, the UFC’s most talented fighter has been through it all.
In a bit of relieving news for the former undisputed king, Jones has now been released from the lengthy probation sentence stemming from his aforementioned 2015 hit-and-run charges.
TMZ has it:
Good news for Jon Jones … the UFC star has completed his probation for his hit and run arrest from 2015 … putting him one step closer to a return to the Octagon.
The case was pretty crazy … Jones struck another vehicle carrying a pregnant woman, then bolted before cops arrived.
Jon pled guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident, and was slapped with 18 months probation.
As part of the deal, Jones also had to make 72 appearances … speaking to different groups of kids about the importance of making good decisions.
Now, a rep from the Bernalillo County DA’s office tells TMZ Sports Jones has successfully completed his probation … and as of today, is 100% free and clear.
Jon’s suspension from the UFC is due to end this summer … so having this legal hurdle behind him is a major step forward in his return to fighting.
