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MMA Junkie Staff

UFC champ Jon Jones charged with two misdemeanors stemming from encounter with drug-testing agent

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is facing two misdemeanor charges stemming from an encounter with a “terrified” drug-test sample collector earlier this year.

Jones has been charged with assault and interference with communications, according to Bernadillo County (N.M.) online records, and is scheduled for a virtual bond hearing this Wednesday, July 17, at 9:15 a.m. local time (11:15 a.m. ET). MMA Fighting was first to report the news Monday.

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