UFC fighter tackles robbery suspect in park

Paterson, NJ

After allegedly robbing a woman, the robbery suspect was tackled by a bystander who turned out to be an ultimate fighter.

/*Jon "Bones" Jones*/ tweeted a photo of the take-down.

Jones says he was at a park in /*Paterson, NJ*/ getting ready for a fight on Saturday night, when a woman screamed she'd been robbed.

Jones and his coaches went after the suspect, putting him in a leg lock until police arrived.

Jones tweeted that it felt good to help others and that the incident gave him power and energy.

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