3 Takeaways from Jon Jones' Hugely Reduced 15-Month UFC Suspension

UFC 214  Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones
UFC 214 Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones

#2. Unwilling user of illegal substances:

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UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2
UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2

During the hearing, Jones revealed that he had taken supplements which were legal, but possessed illegal substances which had not been advertised on the products.

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Tests on the supplements confirmed this, and his own test results were consistent with someone who has unknowingly consumed the substance.

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However, as Daniel Cormier commented, this sounded much like Jones was saying, "I’m not gonna have to sit up there and go, ‘I’m serious this time, guys. I promise I wasn’t really trying to cheat.’".

His previous history with doping cannot be forgotten, especially in the light of the fact that he revealed he did cocaine after UFC 214. This just makes Jones' statement of having turned his life around seem hollow.

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