Jon Jones News

Russell Ess - August 18, 2016

The MMA community was taken for a wild ride when Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event for an Anti-Doping Policy violation. While Jones and his team have been adamant that the former UFC light heavyweight champion “would never cheat,” both he and Dana White have recently said that they have found out some good news regarding his case.

Chris Taylor - August 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/TmW8TW4EYTg Tuesday afternoon UFC President Dana White shocked the MMA community as he gave a major update in regards to Jon Jones’ failed drug test case with the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Russell Ess - August 16, 2016

UFC President Dana White shared some very interesting news while speaking with Jim Rome on his show regarding Jon Jones Anti-Doping Policy violation. As reported earlier, White told Rome that Jones “did not take drug everyone thought he took.”

Russell Ess - August 16, 2016

When news broke that Jon Jones was pulled from his title fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 for an Anti-Doping Policy violation, the MMA community was in total shock. With Jones going through the “full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes,” some potentially good news has come out for Jones.

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

On Sunday afternoon former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to his Instagram where he discussed what he has been doing since being forced out of the UFC 200 main event due to a USADA anti-doping violation. Here is what Jones had to say:

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently hosted a private UFC 202 media day at his personal gym in Las Vegas to discuss his upcoming rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20. At one point “Mystic Mac” was asked to address the recently failed USADA drug tests of former UFC champions Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar, which stemmed from UFC 200, and the Irish star did not hold back:

Russell Ess - August 12, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ Anti-Doping Policy violation spun the MMA world on its head just days before his scheduled title fight against current champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. While Jones and his team have remained adamant that the former champion “would never cheat,” his “full fair legal review” is still in the process of determining his sanctions, if any.

bjpenndotcom - August 11, 2016

Prior to UFC 200, news surfaced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had been pulled over in Albuquerque, New Mexico and handed 5 traffic tickets. Included in the list of tickets was one for drag racing, something Jones vehemently denied. The same week, video surfaced of the encounter starting from the point where the officer began to approach Jones’ vehicle. Over the course of the 10 minute video, Jones repeatedly denies drag racing.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Arthur Jones made MMA headlines this month when he was suspended 4 games by the NFL for violating the company’s drug policy. The news came just weeks after his younger brother, Jon Jones, was pulled from UFC 200 for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. In the case of Jon, the US Anti-Doping Agency began testing the supplement to determine whether or not it was tainted with performance enhancing drugs not listed on the packaging.

bjpenndotcom - July 23, 2016

While Jon Jones may be provisionally suspended until his NSAC hearing later this year, the pound for pound kingpin has continued to train at the JacksonWinkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. Jones, who was slated to fight Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200 earlier this year, is still looking in fight shape despite being sidelined.

Russell Ess - July 22, 2016

If it wasn’t bad enough that Jon Jones is facing a two-year suspension from fighting in the UFC for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, add in a sibling to the situation. On Friday, it was revealed that Indianapolis Colts defensive end Arthur Jones has been suspended for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs.

bjpenndotcom - July 21, 2016

With just two days to go until UFC 200, UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the event due to a potential USADA anti-doping violation. The following morning, Jones and his manager held a press conference, where they addressed the situation to media members. Throughout the course of the presser Jones was adamant that he didn’t knowingly take any banned substances, and that he would be found innocent. Since then, the former champ has continued to defend himself via social media, telling fans that they shouldn’t write him off just yet. Wednesday afternoon, Jones’ manager Malki Kawa spoke on Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome!” podcast to discuss the situation, and reveal some interesting details:

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

News came out on Monday during Jon Jones’ NSAC hearing on his temporary suspension that the substances “Bones” popped for were clomiphene and letrozole. Despite both his original sample and B-sample collected on June 16 came back with the same results, Jones is standing firm on his innocence.

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) held a hearing on the extension of temporary suspension for Jon Jones on Monday following Jones’ potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. The hearing finally revealed the substances that Jones tested positive for that came from a June 16 out-of-competition sample.

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/2BTApgWRJ2w When Jon Jones was pulled from his UFC light heavyweight title fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 for testing positive for banned substances, he lost out on a massive payday.

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

UFC 200 took a huge turn just days prior to the event taking place when it was revealed that Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. While news of Jones’ violation was known, the banned substances that Jones tested positive for was not released. However, Chael Sonnen and Rashad Evans both claimed that Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers prior to any official news being released on the subject.

bjpenndotcom - July 13, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

Jon Jones remains on probation for his stint with the law when he left the scene of an accident in 2015. Jones was last arrested in March for violating his probation after receiving traffic violations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With Jones’ recent potential USADA violation, TMZ reports that “a rep for the Bernalillo County DA’s Office says the Corrections Department (who oversees Jones’ probation) has decided not to pursue a violation because his sample wasn’t collected by them or the court.”