UFC star Jon "Bones" Jones takes down robber hours before NJ fight

Mixed martial artist Jon Jones

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Fighters have lots of pre-bout rituals to get physically and mentally ready. But Jon "Bones" Jones has taken "pre-fight warm-up" to a new level.

According to TMZ, Jones was meditating at a park in Patterson, N.J. when he heard a woman scream that she had been robbed.

That's when the light heavyweight fighter chased the alleged thief down and pinned him to the ground in a "figure-four leg lock," the celebrity website reports. Cops arrived and cuffed the suspect.

Jones faces light heavyweight champion Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua tonight in Newark in UFC 128.

Jones tells TMZ, "It was a great pre-fight warm-up for me!"

[rexxcarz]

Way to go,Jon!!! It's too bad the whole thing didn't get caught on video! You are the man!!! I'm still chuckling about this....probably 'cause I'm a cop!

[khill9702]

This reminds me of the video on youtube of a karate expert knocking a pimp out that was manhandling his girl. Its hilarious just like this story.

[Testor1234]

BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wrong place, wrong time for that dumb arse!