The Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones failed the USADA drug test before UFC 200 match against Daniel Cormier, This time, the former champ is suspended for another year. Dana White stripped Jones of his light heavyweight title, for the second time, when the tests came out positive for hydroxyclomiphene and letrozole.
Jon Jones will have to go through an appeal process to clear his name, per MMA Fighting. In a press conference two weeks ago, the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bones" Jones adamantly denied ever taking any performance-enhancing drugs. Jon Jones claims that the drugs tested positive test came as a result of a contaminated pill used to enhance his sexual performance.
In fact, the former UFC champion Jon Jones sent the "products to a lab" for further testing and to clear his name. Jon Jones tweeted:
I'll disclose to the public when I find out, already sent products to a lab. I have nothing to hide https://t.co/yHjtiDPlEq
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) July 18, 2016
The drugs that tested positive in Jones’ system were hydroxy-clomiphene, an anti-estrogen agent, and letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor. Both of these drugs are members of the estrogen blocker family, typically used stop testosterone from turning into estrogen, among its functions.
According to ESPN Sports News, UFC President Dana White told in a interview that what Jon Jones did wasn't making any sense. He said that Jon Jones had blown it in every way, shape, and form of a guy with that much talent can blow it. Jones is the "greatest talent ever and biggest screw-up ever," Dana White added.
The UFC committee already stripped Jones of his light heavyweight title after he was arrested on a hit-and-run charge in 2015. Jon Jones is the first athlete who was ever to be stripped of a UFC title for disciplinary reasons and he was the only champion to ever be stripped twice. Ironically, Jones was also the youngest champion in UFC history.
Jones' title being stripped not only impacts his reputation and prestige, but also took out a massive payday from the UFC's historic card against UFC 200 Cormier. Jon Bones Jones lost around $15 to $20 million, if he moved up to the heavyweight and fought for the heavyweight championship, according to Dana White in an interview with the Dan LeBatard Show.
Jon Jones said that there were no real satisfactions and there were no real touchdown moments. Jones himself, his coaches, and his teammates were right back to the drawing board but it all ended with a disappointment.
Jones "Bones" Jones was widely considered to be the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, but sadly, he had been limited to just two appearances in the last two years because of his controversial issues outside the octagon.
