Jon Jones’ domestic abuse charges dropped after plea deal as UFC superstar vows to ‘stay out of trouble’
UFC star Jon Jones has seen the domestic abuse charges against him dropped after striking a plea deal with prosecutors.
The 34-year-old American pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of destruction of property worth between £18 and £37 in exchange for having the domestic abuse charges dismissed.
He was ordered to pay £562 in restitution to the victim of the crime and get counseling for anger management, according to court documents.
As reported by , he also agreed to a court condition to 'stay out of trouble'.
When initially arrested in September, Jones was charged with domestic violence and felony vehicle tampering.
The incident took place after the UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Cops told that they received a call from Caesars Palace at around 5.45am on Friday morning.
When they arrived, they made contact with the UFC star before he was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence and injuring or tampering with a vehicle.
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Reports state that his fiancee told police Jones put his hands on her but did not strike her.
After the arrest took place, Jones insisted he was quitting drinking to focus on his MMA career.
Jones is widely considered to be one of the best UFC fighters of all time.
He has dominated the light-heavyweight division but has not fought since he retained his light heavyweight title at UFC 247 in February 2020.
He vacated the championship in August of last year while he was looking to move up to heavyweight.
Just months before he left the championship, Jones pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated following an arrest in New Mexico.
The fighter was arrested when cops found him alone in his Jeep, where he appeared to be intoxicated and admitted to drinking earlier that night.
He struck a deal with prosecutors where he agreed to sign a one-year supervised probation and said he will serve 96 hours in a community custody program.
Jones' convictions include a 2012 drink-driving rap, a 2015 hit-and-run and a 2019 battery conviction at a strip club.
He has also failed drug tests in 2015, 2016 and 2017.