Jon Jones breaks silence on accident, arrest, suspension, return to UFC

[SwazyHog]

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/11/24/9789486/jon-jones-breaks-silence-on-accident-arrest-suspension-return-to-ufc
"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Over the past seven months, Jon Jones was involved in a hit and run car accident, suspended by the UFC, stripped of his UFC light heavyweight title, plead guilty to a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident, given 18 months of supervised probation and finally, in late October, reinstated by the organization.

Throughout this tumultuous time, Jones hasn't talked to the media. He finally broke his silence last week during an exclusive interview with MMAFighting.com. In the interview, Jones talks about everything that he has endured recently, how he plans on rebounding and much more."

[PorkRinds]

I stopped watching when he told a bunch of grade school kids that he was "a bonafide badass". Really? They're in elementary school.

[SwazyHog]

I stopped watching when he told a bunch of grade school kids that he was "a bonafide badass". Really? They're in elementary school.

[Ragnar Hogbrok]

"Everything he has endured?"  Forgive me, but everything that has happened to him is self-inflicted.  Why should I care about his plight?

Just like any fighter/athlete that tests positive for PEDs.  Why should I feel bad for them and cheer their return?  They either weren't careful enough with their nutrition/sup plan or intentionally cheated.  Why should I care about their plight?  Same for illicit drugs/domestic violence/etc.

[HogFansReunited]

"Everything he has endured?"  Forgive me, but everything that has happened to him is self-inflicted.  Why should I care about his plight?

Just like any fighter/athlete that tests positive for PEDs.  Why should I feel bad for them and cheer their return?  They either weren't careful enough with their nutrition/sup plan or intentionally cheated.  Why should I care about their plight?  Same for illicit drugs/domestic violence/etc.

I agree.  I think Jon Jones is one of the best fighters I have seen but he has to do it clean.  I will never respect him when he is using and everything he does will be in question now.

[PorkRinds]

I mean, I just expect a guy to not cuss in front of elementary school kids, at school.  Is that too much to ask? If one of them repeated those exact words, they'd get in trouble.