Former UFC fighter Jon Jones revealed that he was blocked by Lewis Hamilton on social media after the seven-time Formula 1 champion watched footage of a hunt carried out by him. The story was told during a guest appearance on the ALF Global podcast.
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According to Jones, Hamilton sent a long message criticizing the way the hunt was conducted before unfollowing and blocking him: “But Lewis saw me shooting the pig from the helicopter, and he wrote me a long message saying I was a coward. And that he thought I was better than that, and said that the traditional way to kill animals should be with a spear or with bow and arrow.”
The former UFC champion explained that the episode happened years ago, during a hunting trip with a group of United States Army Rangers. They hunted pigs from a helicopter using AR-15 rifles. Jones said he was proud to have taken down one of the animals and emphasized that the pig was donated to a needy family in the community.
“I went hunting years ago with a group of Army Rangers, and we ended up hunting pigs from a helicopter using AR-15s. I was so proud of myself because I killed one of the pigs from the helicopter, and my pig was donated to a needy family in the community.”
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Jones also said that Hamilton considered the practice an act of cowardice, stating that animals should at least have a chance to react. The former fighter said he was disappointed with the driver’s attitude, as he was a fan: “He was saying like, ‘only a coward would shoot an animal from a helicopter. Give the animal at least a chance to fight back.’ He unfollowed me and blocked me. And it was crap because I was a fan of his. I was a fan of his, but he was very disappointed with me because of the shot.”
The Ferrari driver is known for his social activism off the track, engaging in animal causes and adopting habits in this regard, such as veganism.
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