Reebok has ended its relationship with embattled UFC fighter Jon Jones.&nbsp;  The apparel compan...

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<p>Reebok has ended its relationship with embattled UFC fighter Jon Jones. </p><p>The apparel company reportedly severed ties with Jones a day after he was <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755044" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755044">stripped of his title</a> and suspended indefinitely for his role in a <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/753795" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/753795">hit-and-run accident</a>:</p><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p>BREAKING: Reebok has terminated the contract of UFC fighter Jon Jones effective immediately.</p>— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/593402815822884864">April 29, 2015</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>Jones was released on bond after turning himself in to authorities Monday, and faces multiple felony charges after leaving the scene of an accident in Albuquerque, N.M.</p><div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div><p>This isn't the first major sponsor loss for Jones, who was scheduled to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 on May 23:</p><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p>Jon Jones becomes 1st athlete to lose two shoe &amp; apparel deals (Nike and now Reebok) in 8 months.</p>— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/593403174054141952">April 29, 2015</a>
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<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p>Johnson (19-4) will now face Daniel Cormier (15-1) for the vacant belt.</p>

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UFC superstar&nbsp;Jon Jones is out on bond and facing felony charges after allegedly fleeing the...

<p>UFC superstar Jon Jones is out on bond and facing <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/753795" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/753795">felony charges</a> after allegedly fleeing the scene of a car accident in Albuquerque, N.M.</p><h3>Need to Know</h3><ul><li>The UFC acted swiftly, <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755044" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755044">stripping Jones</a> of his light heavyweight title and suspending him indefinitely. </li></ul><ul><li>A contrite Jones <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755035" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755035">took to Twitter</a> to express his remorse "to everyone I've let down."</li></ul><ul><li>Malki Kawa, Jones' manager, said that the former light heavyweight champ <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/758810" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/758810">may never return to the Octagon</a> and puts the chances of a Jones return at "50-50."</li></ul><ul><li>Reebok reportedly <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755241" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755241">terminated its relationship</a> with Jones, becoming the second major apparel brand to sever ties with the fighter.</li></ul><ul><li>On top of stripping Jones of his title, the UFC <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755287" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755287">scrubbed him</a> from their official pound-for-pound rankings.</li></ul><ul><li>UFC president Dana White was blunt in his <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/755659" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/755659">assessment of the situation</a>, saying "Jon's had a lot of chances. This one was his last chance."</li></ul><h3>Further Reading</h3><ul><li>MMAFighting.com's Chuck Mindenhall discussed the disturbing pattern of behavior that resulted in Jones' precipitous fall from grace: "The the fact that he supposedly came back to grab a fistful of cash from the abandoned rental car is the reddest of red flags. If true, that was a disarming look at Jones’ instincts. That was the glimpse at the sad place Jones, in his greatness, has ascended to. That is the sum of his experience." [<a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/4/28/8507749/jon-jones-and-the-fine-line-between-lessons-and-patterns">MMAFighting</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>With Jones needing to do a complete reevaluation of his life, Sherdog.com's Greg Savage suggests he eliminate the "yes men" from his existence: "At the end of the day, the biggest concern for Jones and his people has to be the health and welfare of the man himself. There is no way he is acting this way and doing the things he has been doing unless he is surrounded by yes men. He needs at least one person he is willing to listen to that will give it to him straight." [<a href="http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/The-Savage-Truth-Bones-Knows-Trouble-85341">Sherdog</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>Elias Cepeda of FOX Sports writes about the now wide-open 205-pound division: "That division (bantamweight) has moved on (from Dominick Cruz), and so too would light heavyweight, eventually. If that happens, there are many top fighters who are good enough to become champion." [<a href="http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/what-does-jon-jones-absence-mean-for-the-ufc-s-205-pound-division-042915">FOX Sports</a>]</li></ul><h2>Top Tweets</h2><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p>Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down.</p>— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/593235515274432512">April 29, 2015</a>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyBones">@JonnyBones</a> best of luck with everything bro.
Regardless of everything you are still the greatest light heavyweight champion of all time!</p>— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Rumble/status/593266204535607297">April 29, 2015</a>
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<p>BREAKING: Jon Jones out of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC187?src=hash">#UFC187</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/dc_mma">@dc_mma</a> steps in to face <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Rumble">@Anthony_Rumble</a> for the LHW title. <a href="http://t.co/CNne35Nukf">pic.twitter.com/CNne35Nukf</a></p>— UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/593251000623861760">April 29, 2015</a>
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