“He’ll be like Chandler soon, won’t he”

If you think there hasn’t been enough drama in the UFC over the past month or so, Jon Jones is now throwing fuel on that fire with a series of now-deleted tweets that are bringing concern to the MMA community.

It started with a tweet in which Jones said he was at an airport in Las Vegas “having half my finger cut off.”

Jones followed up with several tweets, including one that simply says “No,” one that tells an X/Twitter user to |Stop before you start,” and one that says, “Don’t call me.”

The nature of these messages, combined with their quick deletion, has many in MMA speculating about what this could mean about Jones. Some have feared he’s on another bender, while others are worried this is a sign Jones is hurt again.

Some even wonder if Jones will ever compete in the UFC again. Others, meanwhile, have compared Jones’ behavior here to his brother Chandler Jones, a star NFL running back who had a dispute with the Las Vegas Raiders early in the 2023 season and was released by the team after an arrest in September 2023 .

The MMA community is reacting to a series of deleted tweets from UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones

Soon he will be like Chandler

— Vinsanity (@beefcake_180) July 13, 2024

I can already see it before November.. “Jon Jones Arrested”💀

— Forsen (@ptgorman) July 13, 2024

I’m starting to see a pattern with these Jones brothers

— Ontujiki (@notmetho_only) July 13, 2024

Did he think he was DMing someone?

— Tung Fu Rue McLanahan (@VicMRodriguez) July 13, 2024

Cocaine is not cheap

— AnttMann 🐜 (@krave_kombat040) July 13, 2024

Tweeting like Chandler took his phone

— Blake Beilue (@highplaindrif) July 13, 2024

probably took a few lines too many

— oo ⃢oo (@F1Trolol) July 13, 2024

I hope he goes back to coke, we’re going to see one hell of a scary Jon Jones if he gets back in the octagon.

— Wesley (@OfficialWeVR) July 13, 2024

Does this mean his first title defense is pushed beyond 2027?

— Henryk Kwiatek (@HenrykKwiatek5) July 13, 2024

It is so obvious that there is something wrong with him neurologically that runs in his family

It’s no coincidence that his NFL brother Chandler Jones also exhibits manic and schizophrenic behavior.

— UTGrizz (@GrizzlyVol) July 13, 2024

Some who see this as a sign that Jones is hurt say that if it turns out to be true, “Bones” needs to be stripped of the UFC heavyweight championship quickly.

Despite some fan outcry, the UFC insisted on booking Jones vs. Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in New York after the plan for them to headline UFC 295 fell through due to Jones suffering from a torn pec.

Tom Aspinall won the interim heavyweight championship on this card and will defend that interim title against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on July 27.