Anderson Silva Reacts To Jon Jones Getting Arrested Again
As you all might know by now, former UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones as recently pulled over and was issued five citations after the police officer accused him of drag racing. Jones was then arrested for probation violation and was booked into jail on Tuesday.
Jones appeared before judge Michael Martinez at 8 a.m. MT (local time) on Thursday and the district attorney recommended that Jones complete a driver education course as well as anger management counseling. The judge announced that Jones couldn’t drive without the permission of his probation officer, and promised that another appearance in court “won’t end well” for Jones. Jones won’t have a curfew as he pleaded guilty to drag racing.
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was recently asked about Jon Jones and his behavior.
“I’m upset because he’s a young kid who has some insecurity, but he’s a good kid,” “The Spider” told the media in Curitiba, Brazil. “I think the UFC should have some training for these young talents they have, those potential new champions, the UFC should train them so they can deal with this thing of victories, money, fame. They should do this. Like some soccer teams do today.”
“I was really upset,” Silva said. “My son Kalyl, a big fan of his, was the one to give me the news. He’s a huge fan. He cries and everything when he watches him fight. I was upset for my son. My son is a fan, and (Jones) has many other fans. It’s tough because he’s a big friend and a big idol, and I’m sorry that that’s happening with him again.”
Jones is now set to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 197.
