UFC: Jon Jones reveals shocking pre-fight routine which involved getting 'blacked out wasted'

Jon Jones cries as he speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. Photo / AP

Jon Jones is regarded by many as the most dominant and lethal UFC fighter of all time.

And yet his most fearsome opponent has frequently been the man in the mirror, with a speight of misdemenours plaguing his career.

Jones spoke to the UFC's commentator Joe Rogan about the darker times behind his excess and revealed a shocking pre-fight habit.

He said: 'I had this crazy thing that I would do where I would party one week before every fight.'

'And I did it throughout my whole career. And it was stupid, but it was this mental crutch that I had.'

'I literally would, one week before every fight,' Jones said. 'I would go out and I would get blacked out wasted.

'My logic was, if this guy were to beat me somehow, I can look myself in the mirror and say, the reason I lost is because I got hammered the week before the fight.'

'I trained for the fight, but I definitely had this thing where I felt invincible.'

With the incredible displays put on show by Jones inside the octagon in spite of his shocking revelations, it beggars belief that he could have exhibited an even higher level of dominance, had be been fully invested in his career.

Jones is now reticent about his dealing with alcohol and appears to have turned a corner.

He added: 'I did a lot of wild stuff leading up to the fight. I definitely didn't give it my all. Really partying, drinking, staying up all night.'

'My relationship with alcohol was never healthy, and I never went through a period in which I had a mature, healthy, responsible relationship with it.'

Jones' most high profile incident was a hit and run car accident in New Mexico which occurred in 2015. He received 18 months probation after pleading guilty.

His most recent miss-step was the failure of a drugs test which resulted in him being withdrawn from UFC 200's main event.

Jones is serving a one-year suspension for the test which is said to stem from a drug used for sexual enhancement.

The light heavyweight is confident the worst of his troubles are behind him and is optimistic for the future: 'I seriously have been working on my personal life tremendously, and I seriously feel as of right now, I feel amazing.'