What did MMA boxers say about the arrest of Jon Jones?

While MMA activities were temporarily frozen, Jon Jones’s case certainly caught the attention of martial artists.

On March 26, news that Jon Jones was arrested on at least two charges of illegal driving and illegal use of guns spread throughout MMA circles. Facing the situation of MMA tournaments being postponed, this incident has attracted great attention from the martial arts community.

Responding to the initial information, most were wondering as well as criticizing the actions of the champion.

“This is the most talented martial artist in MMA history. Imagine what other sports have to do when their greatest names are a mess like this” – former boxer Sean O’Connell shared.

“I don’t know why he doesn’t hire a guy and pay that person 50,000 dollars a year to drive me a car.” – former boxer Ben Askren wondered on Twitter.

Meanwhile, a number of other names who have had a hatred or direct competition with Jones at UFC did not forget to attack the champion.

“Don’t send him to jail and hope he will take a lesson. Instead, lock him into the same ring as me” – Dillon Danis, Conor McGregor’s trainer Jiujitsu attacked Jon Jones.

“Come on Jon Jones, you should find a smarter way to avoid me instead of going to the cell like that.” – Jan Blachowicz, one of Jones’ potential rivals said.

“All we can do is pray for Jones. He showed himself how bad he is.” – Dominick Reyes, Jones’ rival at UFC 247 writes.

However, amid negative public opinion, Valentina Shevchenko – the Flyweight queen suggested that everyone calm down and stop commenting before the event was finished. “It’s sad to see the world only notice the hype.

Now people criticize Jones when he doesn’t know the situation he actually encountered. Having played at the same event, I can see Jon being a kind and polite person. He is having a hard time and will come back stronger. ” – Kyrgyz female martial artist.