Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon Jones avoided jail time earlier today (Tues., Sept. 29, 2015), as an Albuquerque judge sentenced "Bones" to probation (details) for his involvement in a hit-and-run accident last April.
Music to Daniel Cormier's ears, as the current 205-pound kingpin tells MMA Fighting that he hopes to get a much-desired rematch against "Bones" after disposing of Alexander Gustafsson at this weekend's (Sat., Oct. 3, 2015) UFC 192 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Houston, Texas.
His words:
"When this incident happened, the thought wasn't really that Jon was going to serve jail time.