Jones was once again caught doping (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFCBrasil)
Lightning struck twice in the same place. Jon Jones was again caught in an anti-doping test carried out by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) after UFC 214, held last July, when he knocked out Daniel Cormier and regained the light heavyweight belt. The substance found was turinabol, used to gain muscle mass. Therefore, the fighter is provisionally suspended and, consequently, was stripped of his title as champion. The information was given by the American website 'TMZ Sports'.
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This is the second time in just over a year that Jones has tested positive for anti-doping tests carried out by USADA. In July 2016, with just two days left to face Cormier at UFC 200, he was caught using hydroxyclomiphene and Letrozole, two estrogen blockers. At the time, he was suspended for 12 months.
Jon Jones
At 30, Jon Jones He has a professional record of 22 wins and just one loss, in a highly contested disqualification for an illegal elbow. Leader of the UFC's weight-for-pound rankings, he is the youngest champion in the organization's history and considered by many to be the greatest fighter of all time. However, problems outside of competitions hinder the athlete's career.
Jones confessed to being cocaine addict and was arrested for run over a pregnant woman and run away of the place because it is drug effect. At the time, the UFC took away his belt and suspended him until the case was judged and he was sentenced to probation and serve mandatory services. UFC president, Dana White, even revealed, when reinstating the fighter to the roster of athletes, That would be your last chance.
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