UFC Fighter Jon Jones Suspended For One Year After Failing Drug Test

UFC Fighter Jon Jones Suspended For One Year After Failing Drug Test

Posted by Sylvester on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 0

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American mixed martial artist and interim Light Heavyweight Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Jon Jones, has been suspended for a year after failing a drug test.

The 29-year-old was banned after estrogen-blocking substances clomiphene and Letrozol were detected in his body.
Reports claim the substances were found due to his ingestion of a sexual performance enhancement drug, Cialis.
Jones appealed against his suspension but was denied. He is to serve the doping ban until next July.
Widely considered the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, he was pulled from a July bout against Daniel Cormier shortly after news about the positive drug test.

Jon Jones fighting Daniel Cormier

 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency , which handles UFC testing, declared Jones ineligible. He took the case to arbitration and that panel delivered the maximum one-year suspension, saying Jones’ “degree of fault verged on the reckless.”