Denial, pain, anger and bargaining, depression, acceptance and cracking wise.
It hasn't been the best year for Jon Jones. The former UFC light heavyweight champion's 2015 has been shrouded in controversy.
This week it emerged that Jones was arrested after being involved
alleged hit-and-run in which a pregnant women suffered injuries. As a result, the UFC stripped him of his belt and suspended him indefinitely and replaced him with top contender Daniel Cormier in the main event at UFC 187 against Anthony Johnson.
Earlier this year, the promotion revealed that the youngest UFC champion ever had tested positive for a cocaine metabolyte before his bout with Daniel Cormier. After serving one of the shortest rehab stints in history, it looked like Jones was set for a comeback. However, with this latest controversy, we might not see Jones inside the Octagon again for a very long time.
The reaction to the news on social media was extremely varied with some offering their support for Jones while others labeling him as a clown-type figure.
https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/593268834703814657
https://twitter.com/Anthony_Rumble/status/593266799778648064
https://twitter.com/LukeRockhold/status/593258942009970688
https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/593316931840671745
https://twitter.com/FunkMaster_UFC/status/593260727487569921
https://twitter.com/MikeMav22/status/593254875972050944
https://twitter.com/MeansTim/status/593252873854586881
https://twitter.com/GarethADaviesDT/status/593302243467665408
https://twitter.com/VinnyMMA/status/593301304874803200
https://twitter.com/Scottjorgensen/status/593253604619747328
https://twitter.com/BrendanSchaub/status/593264927843823618
The reaction to the initial reports of Jones' alleged hit-and-run were a little more humorous.
https://twitter.com/sonnench/status/592420738130419712
https://twitter.com/sonnench/status/592516645987422208
https://twitter.com/sonnench/status/592857599512604673
https://twitter.com/POSTERBOYJM/status/592448833810014208
https://twitter.com/ColbyCovMMA/status/592859719049555971
https://twitter.com/JoshKoscheck/status/592803625195409410
https://twitter.com/Thebeast_ufc/status/592756696516304897
https://twitter.com/86_JRHernandez/status/592568966154944513
https://twitter.com/illwillbrooks86/status/592508276211867648
https://twitter.com/illwillbrooks86/status/592751305195712512
https://twitter.com/ToddDuffee/status/592464188959657984
https://twitter.com/KelvinGastelum/status/592476763524993024
https://twitter.com/MitchGagnonUFC/status/592457879787044864
