UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones must wait one other month or extra earlier than his bench trial in a New Mexico court docket.
The bench trial was scheduled for Thursday in Bernalillo County (N.M.). Jones and his lawyer Christopher Dodd joined the listening to nearly, as did the alleged sufferer within the case, Crystal Martinez.
Choose Asra I. Elliott continued the trial till Sept. 26 after receiving late discover that the officer who responded to the alleged incident involving Jones was unable to attend as a result of a police name.
Jones, 37, faces misdemeanor costs of assault and interference with communications. He beforehand pleaded not responsible to each.
The fees stemmed from an alleged March 30 altercation with two UFC anti-doping testers from Drug Free Sport Worldwide at Jones’ dwelling in Albuquerque. Martinez, one of many drug check brokers, accused Jones of threatening her and taking her telephone throughout a urine pattern assortment. The employee additionally stated Jones appeared and smelled like he was intoxicated from alcohol.
The employee alleges that Jones put her telephone in his pocket, “obtained into her face,” and stated, “Why you f*cking individuals come so early? Are you aware what occurs to individuals who come to my home? They find yourself useless.”
Jones shortly denied the allegations after stories of the incident surfaced and shared dwelling surveillance video showing to point out a high-five change with the employee.
Jones, 37, is in the course of a protracted layoff. He hasn’t competed since March 2023, when he claimed the vacant UFC heavyweight title with a first-round submission of Ciryl Gane. Jones was set to defend his belt in opposition to former champ Stipe Miocic final November at UFC 295, however the struggle fell off with three weeks to go after Jones tore his pectoral tendon in coaching.
Jones vs. Miocic is broadly anticipated to be rebooked and headline UFC 309 this November at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
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