When the name Jon Jones trends on social media sites like Twitter, it usually means one of two things. Either he’s announcing a new fight or a run-in with the law yet again and this time it’s not good news. However, Colby Covington does not find this surprising.
In a recent interview, Covington reveals what he thinks about the incident following the passage of around two weeks.
“You would think that it’s the craziest time ever. But then Jon Jones gets caught by the Albuquerque police again. Everything is normal in the world people. Jon Jones is still getting caught, he’s still a dirtbag, he’s still cheating on his wife and doing drugs. And we can almost go back to normal soon. So hang in there people. And hopefully, he goes to jail soon.”- Colby Covington
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.@ColbyCovMMA had a *few* thoughts on Jon Jones' recent DWI last month:
"Everything is normal in the world. Jon Jones is still getting caught and he's still a dirt bag."
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩 10𝙖𝙢 𝙀𝙏. pic.twitter.com/h3B8GXiPDA
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) April 8, 2020
The UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Jon Jones was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For a suspected Driving While Intoxicated charge (DWI). The police officers proceeded to pull Jones over following reports of gun-shots. Charges of negligent use of a firearm and possession of an open container came up later on.
After the news broke, several UFC fighters came out on social media to voice their concerns and thoughts about the incident. Colby Covington assumed his role as a feel and took to Twitter to call Jones out.
“See, there’s no need to panic. The world’s still perfectly normal.”- Colby Covington
See, there’s no need to panic. The world’s still perfectly normal. https://t.co/YuWyN0MukI
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) March 26, 2020
Colby Covington Trashes Jorge Masvidal
The open bottle that was found in the back seat of Jones’ car just so happens to be “El Recuerdo” Mezcal. The brand that is endorsed by Jorge Masvidal.
“Did you guys see the alcohol that Jon Jones was drinking before he got his latest DUI? It was journeyman Jorge Masvidal’s liquor in the back seat of Jon Jones. So, that’s how good of a friend Jorge Masvidal is, he gave an alcoholic Jon Jones alcohol. And look what happened, he got another DUI, he’s going to jail.”- Colby Covington
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Jones was able to avoid jail time by striking a deal with the prosecutors. Instead of jail, Bones was sentenced to 1 year of probation and 48 hours of community service. In addition, the champion has to go through a 90-day outpatient drug treatment program.
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As for Covington, he is supposed to keep mum following a no trash talk rule that was instituted by American Top Team Head Coach Dan Lambert. The rule was brought into use to avoid a drop in morale.
Do you think Covington is being too hard on his former college roommate, Jones?