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Jon Jones in Roadside Confrontation with Driver

Published 5 April 2026

Former UFC champion Jon Jones was involved in a heated roadside confrontation with another driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the weekend, according to video footage shared on social media.

The incident unfolded near Central Avenue and Eubank Boulevard, where Bryan Beltran, the other driver, accused Jones of nearly striking his vehicle three times with a black Ford SVT pickup truck. Beltran, driving a Nissan 180SX, said he revved his engine after the first close call to alert Jones, but claimed two more near-misses followed. Frustrated, Beltran flipped Jones off before pulling into a nearby parking lot. Jones then stopped his truck in the road, backed up, and followed Beltran into the lot, where the confrontation escalated.

In the video posted by Beltran on Instagram Friday, Jones approaches calmly with one hand in his sweater pocket and tells Beltran, "You gotta calm down, bro. You gotta relax yourself, bro." Beltran responds, "You're almost f---ing hitting me, bro." The exchange continues briefly in the street before Jones flips Beltran off and returns to his vehicle. No physical contact occurred, and the situation ended without further incident. Beltran later captioned...

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