Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Jon Jones’ plea hearing set up for hit-and-run case

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is scheduled to go in front of a judge in the coming weeks.

Several weeks ago, MMAFighting.com revealed that former UFC champ Jon Jones' legal team was positioning themselves for a plea bargain. Now it appears that the plea hearing is officially scheduled to take place in Albuquerque's Second Judicial District Court on Sept. 29.

The 28-year-old Jones is facing a felony charge for fleeing the scene of an accident that involved bodily harm back in April.

The former UFC light-heavyweight champion allegedly ran a red light in a rented car and struck a pregnant lady moments afterwards, which caused her to break her arm.