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Thursday, Sep 14, 2017

Jon Jones Speaks Out After Being Stripped of 205 Title

Jon Jones (photo via UFC)

By FCF Staff

Jon Jones hasn’t spoken directly about the potential doping violation he’s been flagged for, but following the news he’s been stripped of the UFC’s light-heavyweight title, the fighter’s denied he ever used steroids.

On Wednesday, the UFC announced that Daniel Cormier has been reinstated as the light-heavyweight champ, after the California Commission overturned Jones’ recent win over “DC” to a no-contest. That decision came after it was confirmed that the B sample, which was taken from Jones at UFC 214, has also tested positive for the anabolic steroid Turinabol.

Recently Jones tweeted out the comment below:

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posted by FCF Staff @ 4:16 pm
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