Past UFC champion Jon Jones calls out Colby Covington over PEDs

  Jones, a former Ultimate Fighting Champion in the light heavyweight class, has had numerous run-ins with UFC officials, run afoul of performance-enhancing drug tests, and has basically eviscerated his reputation in the sport that was all but ready to crown him the “next big thing” in mixed martial arts. Making his debut in 2008, Jones put on a show when he absolutely lit up his opponent and achieved a unanimous victory in his very first fight. He went on to completely dominate all comers for the next three years before becoming the youngest UFC champion in the sport’s history in 2011 at the age of 23. Considered to be pound for pound one of the most impressive mixed martial artists on the planet, as well as one of the most skillful strikers and ground game rollers, Jones had a unique combination of size, power, and speed that the sport wasn’t ready for just yet. Jones was able to successfully defend his title multiple times straight on through 2015, on April 28 he was stripped of his title by the UFC due to his involvement in a hit and run accident. Granted an interim title during his suspension and allowed to compete for the top belt once again as soon as he cleared his six month probation, Jones was able to reclaim his title on April 23 of 2016 – but then had his second title stripped just a few months later due to a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. Jones appealed his suspension but it was not overturned, and had to wait on the sidelines until July 2017 when he climbed back into the ring for another shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title. This was another fight that Jones one in devastating fashion, though just two months later the title was stripped from him for a third time – again for popping positive for anabolic steroids. After this third stripping of his title the state of California has decided to revoke his fighting license completely. He will not be able to reapply for a license until August 2018, but the USADA is not expected to have a ruling passed down about his eligibility by that – which means he won’t be able to get his application for a new fighting license in until the summer of 2019. Even though Jones hasn’t been the ring and hasn’t fought […]

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