According to an ESPN report, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been stripped of his title as of Tuesday, after turning himself into police following a felony charge obtained in an alleged hit-and-run incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In response to the three-car accident, Albuquerque police issued an arrest warrant, which claimed that the victim of the hit-and-run, a pregnant 25-year-old woman, had suffered a broken arm and a wrist injury. According to the police report, obtained by ESPN, “witnesses saw a man fitting Jones’ description leave the silver SUV that struck the woman’s vehicle before stopping and returning to the car to grab a ‘large handful of cash.’ The man then ‘shoved the cash into his pants’ and fled the scene.” The vehicle was identified by police as a rental, and reported that it contained a marijuana pipe, and marijuana.Jon Jones, 27, became the youngest UFC champion in history back in March 2011, and is currently considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. With a record of 21 wins and 1 loss, and after successfully defending his title eight times, Jones was scheduled to defend it once more at UFC 187 on May 23rd, against Anthony Johnson… Read full this story
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