43°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
MMA UFC

UFC standout Jones arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing car

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 19, 2012 - 6:01 pm
 

Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jon Jones was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his 2012 Bentley into a utility pole in Binghamton, N.Y.

The arrest occurred just after 5 a.m. and was first reported by the gossip website TMZ.

The light heavyweight champion, slated to defend his belt against Dan Henderson at UFC 151 on Sept. 1 at Mandalay Bay, was released after his mother posted bail.

Jones, 24, reportedly suffered only minor injuries, but his $190,000 Bentley Continental GT was totaled.

Jones’ manager, Malki Kawa, confirmed the fighter’s arrest in a statement released Saturday.

“I can confirm that Jon Jones was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI,” the statement read. “While the facts of this situation are still being gathered and situated, First Round Management fully supports Jon, and we are asking for fans and media to respect the privacy of Jon and his family during this time.”

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
MORE STORIES
THE LATEST
The UFC has new owners of two buildings they occupy in the Southwest valley. (Colliers)
UFC-occupied buildings in Las Vegas sell for $23.6M
By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

The off-market sale was brokered by Colliers and features two buildings which are 70 percent occupied by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dana White, president of UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed martial arts ...
UFC reaches $375M settlement in class-action lawsuit
By Mark Anderson The Associated Press

The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada district judge.