Jon Jones is no longer UFC light heavyweight champion.
The Las Vegas-based organization Tuesday announced that 27-year-old Jones has been stripped of his 205-pound title, removed from the main event of UFC 187 and suspended indefinitely. The move comes following Jones’ arrest on Monday for a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury in Albuquerque, N.M.
“As a result of the charge and other violations of the Athlete Code of Conduct Policy, the organization believes it is best to allow Jones time to focus on his pending legal matters,” UFC said in a statement.