Jon "Bones" Jones -- who has a huge UFC fight tonight in New Jersey with Shogun Rua -- just subdued a robber with an awesome fighting move -- TMZ has learned.
Jones was doing what has become his ritual before a fight ... he was meditating at a park in Patterson, NJ when he heard a woman scream, "I've been robbed!"
Jones began chasing the man for a good distance. When the fighter caught up with the alleged robber, he knocked the guy's legs out from under him, then placed him in a figure-four leg lock until Paterson cops arrived.
Jones' fight tonight -- UFC 128 -- is in Newark.
Jones tells TMZ, "It was a great pre-fight warm-up for me!"
UPDATE: Jones tweeted about the incident, and even posted a photo (see below) his driver took of the aftermath. He wrote, "I caught him....Coach Jackson finished him ... It feels so good to help others. It gives me power and energy."
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The next big UFC Star............. Im watching this Fight 2nite i got $1000 on Bones...
Thats SO KILLA!!! He will win tonight, too! cedar grove nj in da house!!! woohoo!!!!
That guy got what he deserved. I hope he snapped his leg in half with that figure four.
Good job by Jones.
I question whether it really was a figure four leg lock. That's a pro wrestling move and not something an MMA fighter would use to subdue someone.
Next we'll be hearing about the lawsuit filed by the robber for assault. It is the American way isn't it? lol
Ah that's so awesome. Jon Jones is such a good guy. He is from our area and he comes in to eat at our restaurant sometimes and I always hear that he is the nicest most polite person and a good tipper to boot.
He deserves to win that title tonight.
I would have done the same thing...........if I knew how to fight.
I disagree with #16. Not only is Shogun likely to win, but he is the underdog. This is a good fight to put money on Shogun.
