UFC Reinstates Former Champ Jon Jones After Legal Trouble
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
The UFC reinstated former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones after his legal troubles were resolved.
The mixed martial arts promotion lifted Jones' indefinite suspension Friday after its lawyers reviewed his plea agreement stemming from a hit-and-run crash in Albuquerque in April.
The UFC hasn't decided on a date or opponent for Jones' return.
Jones was considered the most dominant champion in MMA until his turbulent personal life knocked him out of the octagon. Most recently, police say officers were told by witnesses that Jones ran from a crash that hospitalized a pregnant motorist and then returned to his rental car to grab a wad of cash.
Jones pleaded guilty last month to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. He will serve up to 18 months of supervised probation.
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