It’s develop into fairly clear that UFC star Jon Jones can’t deal with his liquor.
The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion has had a protracted historical past of each drug and alcohol abuse which resulted in him being stripped of his mild heavyweight title not as soon as, however twice. Some would even counsel that his unending string of run-ins with the legislation ought to disqualify him from acquiring GOAT standing whereas others, like Dana White, suppose his success in MMA has been made all that extra spectacular by his shenanigans exterior of the Octagon.
Lately, ‘Bones’ as soon as once more had struggle followers speaking for all of the improper causes when he took to Instagram stay in the midst of the evening and made a press release that had everybody scratching their heads.
“You go on a trip, and get pissed off, disappointed. And as a Dad, you just wanna kill ’em,” Jones mentioned moments earlier than the video cuts off.
What precisely was that every one about? Who the hell is aware of, however the schtick is getting a bit previous. On the brilliant facet, he didn’t beat up one other police automobile, or his fiancé. So there’s that.
Ex-UFC Champion Michael Bisping reacts to Jon Jones’ drunken rant
Providing his tackle Jones’ newest alcohol-fueled nonsense, former middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping did his finest to order judgment. In spite of everything, he’s been identified to knock again just a few on a Saturday evening when he’s not calling fights Octagon-side. However the reality stays that Bisping is not a fighter, neither is he thought of to be one of many best of all time—with all due respect.
Jones, however, is energetic and regarded by many as the perfect of the perfect. Maybe it’s time to begin performing prefer it for the primary time in his profession and cease threatening to kill folks throughout drunken rants on social media.
“I am the last person to sit here and judge someone for getting drunk, saying something dumb, or saying something that’s been taken out of context,” Bisping mentioned on his Consider You Me podcast. “I’m the final individual to do it. The issue is that while you’re the best fighter, possibly of all time, within the sport that we’ve ever seen, and we’re all ready for this massive matchup with Tom Aspinall, and you then go on stay, and yeah, you’re drunk, there’s only a microscope on you.
“You know, we’re all—listen, I had a couple Saturday night. Oh, you know, I was happy to be home, had a couple of vodkas, got a nice little buzz on, didn’t go to Instagram, didn’t threaten to kill someone.”
It’s definitely not the primary time Jones has apparently threatened to kill somebody. In March 2024, an “extremely intoxicated” ‘Bones’ allegedly threatened to “kill” a drug testing agent who got here to his house to gather a pattern. Jones was charged with two misdemeanors stemming from the incident, together with assault and interference with communications.
In October, the case was dismissed after Jones agreed to remain out of any bother for the subsequent 90 days and bear 4 hours of anger administration.
“I would like to extend my thanks to the justice system for reaching a prompt resolution in this matter, which affirms my innocence,” Jones wrote on X shortly after the ruling.
Right here’s a enjoyable throwback to a press release Jon Jones made about his alcohol consumption in 2021:
