Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones denied wrongdoing after he was pulled over by police and issued five tickets, including one for drag racing, last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
Jones, who is on probation from a hit-and-run conviction last year, said on Monday's MMA Hour he jokingly revved his engine while stopped at a red light for fans, but just after the light turned green, he was pulled over by police.
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During the traffic stop, things got heated between a police officer and Jones, who was warned this month by a judge not to get any other tickets. In a video obtained by TMZ Sports, Jones is seen at one point calling the officer a "f—ing liar" and a "pig," adding, "you're despicable."
Jones explained himself on MMA Hour, saying, "I got emotional and said some things that I probably shouldn't have said to a police officer."
The 28-year-old fighter doesn't believe he was being targeted by police but rather just blames the responding officer for lying about what happened.
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"I just think this officer in particular was looking for a DWI or something," Jones said. "He was trying to stick with me one of those and once he realized I was sober, I don't know if he was in a bad mood or whatever, but he was definitely confrontational.
"He needed something to justify pulling me over. He fabricated the whole thing that I was drag racing."
Here's the video from the traffic stop.
Jones will be back in the Octagon April 23 in UFC 197 at Las Vegas against rival Daniel Cormier.