Despite all of his expertise in the cage, Jon Jones has struggled to stay out of the public eye for the wrong reasons throughout his time in the spotlight. Incidents with pregnant women, hit and runs, alleged drug use, and much more have plagued his career, but without context, Jones’ latest controversy could have been far worse.
On career alone, ‘Bones’ is the epitome of what a true elite mixed martial artist is. A man disciplined enough to win UFC gold at 23 years of age, the youngest in company history, and spending almost 18 years of his life competing inside the octagon, without ever losing. The one major negative from his career comes outside of the cage, but his latest involvement had the potential to be his most damning.
The release of the Epstein files has rocked the beginning of 2026. Anyone associated with Jeffrey Epstein or his island is being targeted by the public and labeled as a pedophile. Inclusion in the files is career-destroying, and Jon Jones is the latest name to surface, though not in the way you might expect.
As the leaks continue, it has been revealed that Epstein was a big UFC fan. An email from 2013 shows that his free trial for UFC Select had ended, and he would now be charged $5.99 per month.
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— Dogman² (@ApparatusFlatus) January 31, 2026
On July 6, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
But just 10 months before his arrest, one of his leaked emails shows him receiving a password reset request to access his UFC TV account, adding to the revelation of his UFC fandom.
One fighter that he seemed relatively interested in was Jon Jones. Epstein exchanged messages with an associate who helped him tune into UFC Versus 1: Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones.
This is how Jeffrey Epstein spent his last months as a free man pic.twitter.com/vIYcItR8Bk
— Dogman² (@ApparatusFlatus) January 31, 2026
