UFC Light Heavyweight champ Jon "Bones" Jones was arrested early this morning for DUI after he totaled his Bentley in upstate New York ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jones was involved in an accident at around 5:00 AM in Binghamton, NY. We're told the car -- which Jones crashed into a pole -- was totaled and cops arrested Jones on the scene for DUI.
According to our sources, Jones was taken into custody by Broome County Sheriff and bailed out a few hours later ... by his mom. Jones is from nearby Ithaca.
I bet Nike is really chomping at the bits to sponsor him now...
This is horrible for the sport. Yea pro athletes get DUI all the time but with mma everything is under more scrutiny because of the influx of ignorant haters.
The fact that it's the guy the UFC is trying to make the face of the company makes it even worse.
Ha ha, remember what he said when he got sponsored by the UFC?
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“We came up with a strategy to keep it clean and be sponsored by the UFC itself. I’m glad the UFC wanted to work with me as well, and I think that they trust that I’ll never make them look bad. You never have to worry about me with a DWI (driving while under the influence) or doing something crazy,” Jones explained."