Report: Jon Jones Fails UFC 214 In-Competition Drug Test

One of the greatest careers in the history of mixed martial arts is on the line again this evening with news breaking that Jon Jones has failed an in-competition drug test at UFC 214. TMZ broke the news and it was confirmed by MMAFighting.

TMZ also report that Jones failed for anabolic steroid turinabol and has been stripped of his title. Daniel Cormier is now to be reinstated as UFC champion, according to TMZ.

This will be the third time Jones has been stripped of a UFC title, a new record for the man who also was the youngest ever UFC champion.

Update: Luke Thomas reports Jones has yet to be stripped. (Headline of this article was updated to reflect this report)

https://twitter.com/lthomasnews/status/900155085296066560?s=09

Jones’ team have now released a statement to MMAFighting:
It reads; “We are all at a complete loss for words right now. Jon, his trainers, his nutritionists and his entire camp have worked tirelessly and meticulously the past 12 months to avoid this exact situation. We are having the samples tested again to determine the validity or source of contamination. Jon is crushed by this news and we are doing whatever we can as a team, to support him.”

The UFC have now released a statement.
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected following his weigh-in on July 28, 2017.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Jones, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) also retains jurisdiction over this matter as the sample collection was performed the day before Jones’ bout at UFC 214 in Anaheim, CA, and USADA will work to ensure that the CSAC has the necessary information to determine its proper judgment of Jones’ potential anti-doping violation.

Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”