Jones’ management & UFC release statements
Following news earlier today that former champion Jon Jones had been arrested for a probation violation, his management team released the following statement.
Following news earlier today that former champion Jon Jones had been arrested for a probation violation, his management team released the following statement to MMAFighting.com:
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“Jon and his team are taking this very seriously, and we will let the legal process play out.
“We are confident he will be released once he has an opportunity to explain to the judge the facts in this case.”
source: mmafighting.com
The UFC also released a statement regarding the incident:
“UFC is aware that Jon Jones turned himself into the Albuquerque Police Department this morning for a potential probation violation stemming from a traffic stop last week.
“UFC has been in touch with Jones’ legal team and will have no further comment until the organization has had appropriate time to gather necessary information.
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