Jon Jones fails UFC 214 drug test, Could be Stripped of the Light Heavyweight title

IN A SHOCKING TURN OF EVENT, Jon Jones has failed an in-competition USADA test related to his UFC 214 title fight with Daniel Cormier.

Jones had won his fight with Cormier at the pay-per-view via a TKO and was crowned the Light Heavyweight champion in the process. However, Jones could now be stripped of the title after the positive drug test.

He was tested positive for the sample that was collected after the weigh-ins on July 28, which was just one day before the fight.

UFC released the following statement regarding the issue:

 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.

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