New video footage shows former UFC champion Jon Jones head-butt a police car
- Jon Jones is seen headbutting a police vehicle in recently-released bodycam footage.
- The incident stems from a September 2021 arrest after a call regarding domestic violence.
LAS VEGAS — New video footage shows the former UFC champion Jon Jones head-butt a police car during his arrest on the Las Vegas strip in September, last year.
One of the greatest MMA fighters who ever lived, Jones had just been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame and was staying alongside family members at Caesar's Palace so they could attend the event.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reported this week that it obtained bodycam footage of Jones' arrest — mere hours after being enshrined in the Hall.
Jones was arrested after hotel security guards at Caesars made a 911 call when Jones' youngest daughter requested help because of an altercation involving Jones, and Jessie Moses, his fiancee.
Though Moses was bloodied — on her face and her clothing — and also had a bruised lip, she claimed the injuries were from chapped lips.
A police report MMA Fighting obtained at the time said Jones returned to the hotel room and was agitated following an evening out with his friends. Jones was accused of pulling her hair when she tried to leave the room, the report said, adding that Moses claimed their three children were present.
Jones left Caesars again, alongside two other men. He was found walking nearby after his description was aired on a police radio. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested Jones, who said things like "hurt me and kill me" to the officers.
The Review-Journal posted more than four minutes of the arrest on YouTube.
The video shows Jones repeatedly calling one policeman "Officer Nerd" and implied the arrest was made because he's "big and Black." He also kept screaming: "I hate you."
Most of the time, Jones, who is handcuffed, stands and talks to the officers. As he becomes increasingly irate, though, he smashes his forehead against the police vehicle, which left a "medium-sized dent" on the hood.
Watch it here:
He agreed to pay $750 in restitution after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count for destroying another's property.
The arrest was made on the same night that he told reporters he would return to the UFC Octagon in 2022 to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut.
The American fighter, who has a pro record of 26 wins (10 knockouts, six submissions, and 10 decisions) against one loss and one no contest, has not fought since February, 2020.