Jon
Jones will have to wait until early next year to learn if he’ll
face criminal charges after being arrested for battery domestic
violence and vehicle tampering in Las Vegas this past
September.
Prosecutors on Tuesday were granted a continuance to file a
criminal complaint against Jones, pushing the former UFC light
heavyweight champion’s hearing to Jan. 31, according to the
Associated Press. Neither Jones nor his attorney were present
when the judge elected to change the date, the second time a
continuance was allowed in the case. Jones remains free on $8,000
bail.
Jones was
arrested on Sept. 24 for allegedly assaulting his fiancée,
Jessie Moses, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and for head-butting a
police vehicle as he was being taken into custody.
Audio of the call from Caesars Palace to police was later
released, depicting a bloodied Moses seeking assistance while
simultaneously not admitting to that any type of domestic violence
incident occurred. Jones was in Las Vegas to attend a UFC Hall of
Fame induction ceremony for his 2013 fight against Alexander
Gustafsson.
Since his arrest, Jones was
banned from his longtime gym, Jackson-Wink MMA. He has since
relocated to Jackson’s Acoma in Albuquerque, N.M., and was also
spotted training at Fight Ready in Arizona. “Bones” also vowed to
“leave alcohol in my past forever” following the alleged incident
and celebrated
60 days of sobriety earlier this month.
Jones hasn’t fought since February 2020 and has been involved in a
public dispute with the UFC regarding his pay for an anticipated
move the heavyweight division.