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Albuquerque Police Investigating Jon Jones' Discussion with Officers on Video

The Albuquerque Police Department has launched an investigation into an interaction between APD officers and a group that included UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones ahead of a Black Lives Matter protest Monday, per Ryan Laughlin of KOB 4.

The conversation occurred outside the Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

"I'm sure you guys can deescalate just by talking to them," an officer is seen saying on video. "But obviously with us in uniform, they think of us a little bit different. So I mean, if you guys just talk to them on that level.