Some extremely disappointing news comes out of the UFC today, as current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has reportedly failed a drug test stemming back from UFC 214. Ariel Helwani was the first to report the news.
UFC confirms Jones has been flagged by USADA. "Provisional suspension," per USADA. No disclosure of what the substance was right now.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
Jones became a two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Daniel Cormier by technical knockout in round three of their UFC 214 title fight. Jones was gracious in victory, thanking all of his fans for sticking by his side during the toughest of times and even offered praise to Cormier for being his greatest rival and a great human being.
The UFC released a statement on Jones’ situation, via MMAFighting.com.
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected following his weigh-in on July 28, 2017.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Jones, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) also retains jurisdiction over this matter as the sample collection was performed the day before Jones’ bout at UFC 214 in Anaheim, CA, and USADA will work to ensure that the CSAC has the necessary information to determine its proper judgment of Jones’ potential anti-doping violation.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”
As updates file in, we will continue to update this developing story.
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