UFC star Jon Jones choking out fan in 2019 is still so bizarre

Yes, Jon Jones decided to make one UFC fan’s dreams come true… by choking him out a live event.

It sounds incredibly strange, who would want to get put to sleep by one of baddest men on the planet?

Apparently, one young German fan. Who, when Jones appeared at the FIBO fitness trade show in Cologne in 2019, specially requested that he do just that.

Despite the odd request, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones duly obliged and put the individual into a rear naked choke and slowly squeezed him unconscious.

Once the young fan had dropped to the floor, Jones immediately revived him by raising his legs above his head to re-circulate the blood flow.

He woke up looking overjoyed, if a little out of it, and went straight over to the former Light Heavyweight Champion to embrace him.

@JonnyBones chokes out a fan then makes sure he’s ok after. #MMATwitter pic.twitter.com/xCmsPLTzRP

Jon Jones chokes out fan pic.twitter.com/8NDwKaLWeU

Day made.

The series of events will always be looked back on as one of the strangest ever in the history of MMA.

Jones is of course no stranger to submitting his competitors, having done so on five occasions throughout his career, however, this must have felt strange even to him.

Since vacating the Light Middleweight Championship to pursue the heavyweight title, ‘Bones’ is yet to set foot in the ring, meaning he hasn’t fought since his February 2020 when he defeated Dominic Reyes.

Current rumours suggest that the 34 year-old is very close to announcing a fight with Stipe Miocic at some stage in 2022, however, uncertainty once again surrounds his career following recent controversies that saw Jones arrested in Las Vegas on domestic violence charges back in September.

Significantly, he was in Las Vegas for his