Jon Jones is allegedly making headlines for the wrong reasons again.
On Saturday evening, a video circulated on social media that featured a man appearing to be Jones confronting a driver following what the person posting the video claims to have been a road rage incident in Albuquerque, N.M.
Watch the footage below, re-uploaded by Championship Rounds.
In the video, the driver calls out “What, bro? Trying to get into? You’re almost f*cking hitting me, bro” as the figure alleged to be the former two-division UFC champion exits his vehicle and approaches. Jones then says, “You’ve got to calm down, bro,” to which the driver responds, “Bro, you’ve got to learn how to drive.”
“You’ve got to relax yourself, bro,” Jones says.
“You’re almost hitting me with your truck, bro,” the driver says. “You’re almost hitting me, bro, what the f*ck. In my f*cking lane and shit, bro, come on.”
As the driver is speaking, Jones raises a middle finger directly into the camera and then walks off.
The Instagram account, @bryanbeltran6, also suggested Jones was armed in the clip.
The alleged encounter is detailed in an accompanying caption, with Jones accused of nearly causing a collision five times.
“Driving up Central Close to Eubank when I was almost hit three times by the truck even after I revved my car at him the first time,” the driver wrote. “It almost happened, he still almost hit me twice after that so I flipped him off, then he proceeded to stop in the middle of the road back up and come into the same parking lot.”
He added that he didn’t realize it was Jones at first, but later realized exactly who he had crossed paths with.
Btw i know its John Jones i didn’t know who it was when i flipped him off but definitely realized who it was quick! no hate or hard feelings towards my guy John but i think he might need to take some driving classes cause he almost him multiple times. Hopefully soon i make another video where we can maybe shake hands and “squash the beef”lol.
The driver also later edited his post to address the multitude of replies he received regarding the alleged incident.
All of you with John’s meat in your mouth relax, it ain’t that deep. I know he was a world champion, and no, I don’t think I could beat him in a fight lol. But like I said, he should still be more careful. Being famous or trained doesn’t matter when it comes to someone pulling a trigger. Anything can happen. And like I said, I don’t carry and didn’t try anything, so I’m not someone to worry about. So take a break from hopping on his shit
On Sunday, Jones responded to the viral clip with a Tweet.
“This kid proceeded to chase my car down for two blocks, revving his engine and trying to intimidate me. I am glad this happened to me and not one of the senior citizens in our community. I am proud of myself for standing up for myself and not allowing that kind of bullying or intimidation.”
While the circumstances of the video remain in question, Jones unfortunately has a long history of outside-of-the-cage issues, including several vehicle-related mishaps. In April 2015, Jones was involved in a hit-and-run incident in which he was arrested after crashing into another vehicle being driven by a pregnant woman and subsequently fleeing the scene. That resulted in Jones being stripped of a UFC light heavyweight title and then suspended from competition for six months.
Jones has also been arrested for driving under the influence in 2012 and driving while intoxicated in 2020, and was accused of fleeing a traffic accident in February 2025.
