Jon ‘Bones’ Jones Said He’d Be A Cop If He Wasn’t A Fighter

Despite serving a one year suspension by UFC, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones has stayed busy. Jones has made media runs and even competed in Submission Underground 2 on December 11 defeating former PRIDE champion, Dan Henderson with an arm triangle.

Could you ever imagine Jones in another profession besides MMA Fighting? According to Jones, if he wasn’t an MMA fighter, he’d be in law enforcement.

“I know it’s not the most popular profession,” Jones told me on a recent episode of Scoop B Radio. “But, being a cop is cool to me. These guys are here to serve and protect, there the one’s that rescue your mom when you’re not there, help your grandma when she falls down. I look for the good guys in the law enforcement agencies and what they have to offer.”

Jones said that his perception of law enforcement changed when he was in high school and he gained exponential respect for the men in blue.

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“On lunch breaks, a police officer would stand and watch over us during recess,” recounted Jones. “I used to go up to police officers and would talk to them about their career. They used to teach me a lot of life lessons about people and some of the negative things of the world and things I wasn’t aware of and I just found it very fascinating. I made up my mind that I would be like the guy carrying the gun and helping others out. It didn’t happen like that, but I’m glad I chose the path that I chose.”

Jones will likely return to action in July.

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Brandon Robinson

Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson is a managing editor and columnist at RESPECT Magazine. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopB and Instagram: @Scoop_B. As a 12 year old, he was a Nets reporter from 1997-1999, co-hosting a show called Nets Slammin' Planet with former New Jersey Net Albert King and Nets play-by-play man Chris Carrino. He's also been a writer and radio host at CBS and a staff writer at The Source Magazine. He's a graduate of both Eastern University and Hofstra University. You can catch him daily on the Scoop B Radio Podcast. Visit ScoopBRadio.com to listen. For inquiries and to contact Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson visit ScoopB.com