Jon Jones answers hypothetical question about alternative career choices while driving $5 million-worth supercar: "My life turned out pretty wild"
Jon Jones is known for disappearing from the media following his fights. However, after his UFC 309 triumph, he has done the opposite, taking part in a recent interview on Alex G Was Here inside the latter's pink, $5 million Bugatti Chiron. In fact, Jones drove it while detailing alternate paths his life might have taken.
Today in 2024, Jones is synonymous with MMA success, having authored a 28-1 (1) record, with just one loss, a disqualification due to his use of then-illegal 12-6 elbows against Matt Hamill. So what would Jones have been if not a fighter? His answer was surprising.
"If I wasn't a fighter, I was always really interested in military, being in the military, doing law enforcement or military type stuff. I've just always been into trying to help people out, trying to be a hero. My life turned out pretty wild. I definitely haven't always been the good guy, but growing up I always just wanted to help people and I went to school for criminal justice. I ended up dropping out, had a kid at a really young age and now I beat up people for a living."
Check out Jon Jones' comments below (6:00):
While Jones working in law enforcement might be a bizarre idea to some given how often he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, he has showcased an affinity for firearms, which comes with the territory of being in either law enforcement or the military.
Moreover, it wouldn't be unheard of for a UFC fighter. Germaine de Randamie, the promotion's former women's featherweight champion, is herself a police officer in her native Netherlands.
Jon Jones and his coaches once stopped a thief
Ahead of his historic UFC 128 light heavyweight title fight against then 205-pound champion Maurício 'Shogun' Rua, Jon Jones and his coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn assisted an elderly couple. Their car window had been shattered by a thief who had fled the scene with the car's GPS device.
Fortunately, Jones, Jackson, and Winkeljohn gave chase to the thief, catching up to him before restraining him until law enforcement arrived to make an official arrest.