Jones' new doping has not yet been judged (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube UFC)
Jon Jones he will have to wait a few more months to find out what his future in MMA will be. The fighter, caught undergoing a drug test on the eve of UFC 214, last July, would be tried on December 12th by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), which would determine what the former light heavyweight champion's sentence would be. . However, the hearing was postponed and should only take place at the end of February 2018, according to Andy Foster, executive director of CSAC, in an interview with the “MMA Junkie” website.
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While his punishment has not been defined, Jones, caught with the substance turinabol, used to gain muscle mass, is serving a temporary suspension, making him unable to fight. He has also already been punished by Ultimate itself, which removed him as champion of the under-93kg category, returning the belt to Daniel Cormier, last victim of 'Bones'.
Jon Jones
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. As punishment, he received a 12-month suspension.
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.
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. Former leader of the UFC's pound-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.
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