Jon Jones News

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.

Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones was removed from the UFC rankings over the weekend. Jones was supposed to fight current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in a title unification bout in the headliner of last month’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, but was pulled from the card just days before the event after testing positive for two estrogen blockers.

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:

bjpenndotcom - July 20, 2016

UFC 200 was arguably the biggest event in the history of the UFC. Unfortunately a dark cloud now looms over the event after Jon Jones was pulled from the event during fight week for a USADA violation, and Brock Lesnar was notified of two USADA violations after the event. With USADA handing top ranked featherweight Chad Mendes a two year suspension this week, many are wondering if Lesnar and Jones will both be receiving similar suspensions for their infractions.

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.

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

The Nevada Athletic Commission has set things in motion on dealing with Jon Jones and his potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. MMA journalist Shaheen Al-Shatti tweeted on Wednesday, “The Nevada Athletic Commission will hold a ‘hearing on extension of temporary suspension’ for Jon Jones at its Mon. July 18 meeting.”

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.”

bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016

With just two days to go until UFC 200, former UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the event for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Jones appeared at a press conference, where he addressed the situation and fielded questions from media members regarding the potential violation. During the course of the presser, Jones revealed that he would be returning home to Albuquerque rather than stay in Vegas to attend the event he was supposed to headline.

Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

Jon Jones and his potential Anti-Doping Policy violation are continually developing as USADA and the UFC figure the case out.

Russell Ess - July 11, 2016

Devastating news shook the world of MMA when it was revealed that Jon Jones was flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation just days ahead of his light heavyweight title fight against champion Daniel Cormier. Jones and his team arranged a press conference last Thursday to address the situation, but nothing has been released on what Jones tested positive for.

Chris Taylor - July 10, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was supposed to headline Saturday’s UFC 200 event opposite Daniel Cormier. However, just days before the historic event USADA announced that Jones had tested positive for banned substances and would not be allowed to participate on the card. Jones recently took to his Twitter where he stated the following: “Doing all that I can to make things right”.

bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2016

The bad news continues for pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones. After being pulled from UFC 200 on Wednesday for a potential USADA anti-doping violation, it was announced that USADA would be testing Jones’ ‘B sample’. While Jones and his team admitted that the odds of the sample coming back negative were rather slim, they did hold out hope for the situation. Friday afternoon news broke that the sample did indeed come back positive.