UFC star Jon Jones arrested for breaching parole terms after former champion was pulled over for alleged drag racing

Jon Jones has been arrested for violating the terms of his parole after he was pulled over by a police officer for allegedly drag racing.

The former UFC light-heavyweight champion handed himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department on Tuesday, a day after footage emerged of last week's incident.

Jones was sentenced to 18 months probation last year after pleading guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run. 

Jon Jones' mug shot after the former UFC champion handed himself into police on Tuesday

Jones was pulled over by a police officer who claimed the UFC fighter had been drag racing

His latest run-in with the police plunges into doubt his return to the Octagon against current champion Daniel Cormer.

A statement from the UFC read: 'UFC is aware that Jon Jones turned himself into the Albuquerque Police Department this morning for a potential probation violation stemming from a traffic stop last week.

'UFC has been in touch with Jones' legal team and will have no further comment until the organisation has had appropriate time to gather necessary information.'

And Jones' management team told MMAFighting: 'Jon and his team are taking this very seriously, and we will let the legal process play out.

'We are confident he will be released once he has an opportunity to explain to the judge the faces in this case.'

Jones was stopped by an officer last week on his way home from eating dinner with his team-mates.

Having been accused of drag racing in his white Corvette, Jones insisted he had simply revved his engine while stopped at traffic lights. 

Jones was given five tickets in total, including for drag racing, vehicle modification and vehicle nuisance

In a video released by the Albuquerque Police, Jones is asked why he was drag racing and driving at speed.

Jones replied: ‘I cannot wait for you to prove I was drag racing because I know for a fact I wasn’t.

‘You and I both know that I was not drag racing.

‘You are an absolute f****** liar.

‘How do you sleep with yourself, harassing me like this? You’re despicable.’

The officer retorted: ‘The feeling’s mutual.’

Jones was given five tickets; for drag racing, vehicle nuisance, vehicle modification or loud exhaust, driving outside his lane and for having an illegible license plate and will appear in court on April 5.

He continued: ‘I’m going to call my lawyer. F****** liar, I can’t believe it.

‘You’re f****** with me for no reason. You’re f****** picking this Corvette out for no reason. Blaming me for all this s*** that you know isn’t true.

‘You pig, you disgust me.’

Jones and Daniel Cormier came face to face earlier his month ahead of their rematch at UFC 197

Jones beat Cormier last year but was later stripped of his light-heavyweight title by the UFC