F1 star Lewis
Hamilton was very disappointed with Jon Jones for
an unexpected reason.
The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship double champ recently recalled
an incident that led Hamilton to unfollow and block him on social
media. Jones had joined Army Rangers on a hunting trip from a
helicopter with rifles. He even managed to shoot a pig, which was
donated to an underprivileged family. However. Hamilton was
disappointed with Jones’ way of hunting.
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Jon Jones explains how Lewis Hamilton reacted to his helicopter
pig hunt and why the F1 icon cut ties on social media
Hamilton called Jones a “coward” for shooting the animal from a
helicopter. The former F1 champ believes that animals should be
hunted traditionally with spears or arrows, to give them a fighting
chance.
“I went hunting years ago with a bunch of Army Rangers and we ended
up hunting pigs from a helicopter using AR-15s,” Jones told ALF
Global. “I was so proud of myself because I killed one of the pigs
from the helicopter and my pig was donated to an underprivileged
family in the community. But Lewis saw me shoot the pig from the
helicopter. And he wrote me a long message saying that I was a
coward. And that he thought that I was better than that. He said
that the traditional way of killing an animal should be with a
spear or with a bow and an arrow. He wrote something like, ‘Only a
coward could shoot an animal from a helicopter. Give the animal a
chance to fight you back at least.’”
Hamilton subsequently unfollowed and blocked Jones on social media.
The latter has now offered an apology to the legendary Brit.
“He unfollowed me and he blocked me and it sucked because I was his
fan,” Jones added. “I was a fan of him, but he was very
disappointed in me for shooting the pig. Lewis, if you’re
listening, I’m sorry.”