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Jon Jones breaks silence on road-rage incident
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Jon Jones breaks silence on road-rage incident

Originally posted on MMA Weekly  |  By Jeff Cain  |  Last updated Apr 6, 2026 8:25 PM ET

Over the weekend, video surfaced showing former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones confronting a man in a parking lot during a road-rage incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The other driver, Bryan Beltran, posted the video to Instagram providing his side of the story, accusing Jones of nearly hitting his vehicle "3 times." Beltran flipped Jones off before he realized it was the former light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC champion.

"I know it’s John Jones i didn’t know who it was when i flipped him off but definitely realized who it was quick," Beltran wrote in his description of the incident. In the video, Jones gets out of his vehicle to confront Beltran. He casually walked over and said, ”You gotta calm down, bro. You gotta relax yourself, bro.” Jones flipped Beltran off before calming walking away.

Jones released a statement via social media following the video going viral. He accused Beltran of "trying to intimidate'" him by continually revving his engine and that the was simply standing up for himself.

"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," Jones wrote on X.

This article first appeared on MMA Weekly and was syndicated with permission.

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