UFC Champion Jon Jones Faces His Demons

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🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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He's been called the best fighter of all time, but UFC champion Jon Jones is in trouble again. Arrested on charges of drunk driving and negligent use of a firearm, the light heavyweight is far from the media-friendly image many hoped he'd bring to UFC. ESPN's Ariel Helwani dives deep on Jones' career, controversies and how good he could be for mixed martial arts if he'd stay out of his own way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Back here in Sports Center, UFC superstar John Bones-Jones was arrested last night in New Mexico.
0:06.7	Among the charges the longtime light heavyweight champ faces include aggravated DWI,
0:12.1	neglectful use of a firearm, and possession of an open container.
0:16.5	The 32-year-old was released from custody this morning.
0:21.0	John Jones is in trouble again.
0:24.0	The UFC light heavyweight champion continues to find himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
0:30.0	A sharp departure from when he burst onto the scene nearly a decade ago and seemed destined to be the media-friendly face of mixed martial arts.
0:38.8	Today, Ariel Helwani tells the story of how Jones went from boasting a squeaky-clean image
0:44.8	to repeatedly getting into trouble with the law, and why he could have been the greatest to ever
0:50.2	enter the octagon if he had only stayed out of his own way.
0:56.7	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Tuesday,
1:04.4	March 31st. This is ESPN Daily. Ariel, how are you? I'm doing great, Mina. How are you?
1:10.8	I only have one question. Do you think Carol Bass killed her husband? I don't know who that is.
1:12.3	Oh, my God. Ariel, Tiger King. Have you not watched Tiger King?
1:16.1	Mina, I have three children under the age of seven. I feel like my head is going to explode.
1:21.7	Ariel Helwani covers MMA for ESPN and has reported on John Jones for more than a decade.
1:27.4	Let's talk about John Jones.
1:29.1	John Jones is the UFC light heavyweight champion. He was arrested last Thursday in
1:34.7	Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was charged with aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm.
1:40.6	Tell us why this is such a massive story in the world of mixed martial arts.
1:45.1	Well, I mean, it's a massive story because in many people's eyes,
1:48.3	he is not only the best fighter in the world today.
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