Jones, who is on probation from a hit-and-run conviction last year, said on Monday’s MMA Hour he jokingly revved his engine while stopped at a red light for fans, but just after the light turned green, he was pulled over by police.
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During the traffic stop, things got heated between a police officer and Jones, who was warned this month by a judge not to get any other tickets. In a video obtained by TMZ Sports, Jones is seen at one point calling the officer a “f—ing liar” and a “pig,” adding, “you’re despicable.”
Jones explained himself on MMA Hour, saying, “I got emotional and said some things that I probably shouldn’t have said to a police officer.”
The 28-year-old fighter doesn’t believe he was being targeted by police but rather just blames the responding officer for lying about what happened.
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“I just think this officer in particular was looking for a DWI or something,” Jones said. “He was trying to stick with me one of those and once he realized I was sober, I don’t know if he was in a bad mood or whatever, but he was definitely confrontational.
“He needed something to justify pulling me over. He fabricated the whole thing that I was drag racing.”
Here’s the video from the traffic stop.
Jones will be back in the Octagon April 23 in UFC 197 at Las Vegas against rival Daniel Cormier.
