A recent Jon Jones drug test has detected trace amounts of turinabol, the same banned substance the former champion tested positive for after his UFC 214 title fight with Daniel Cormier.
This wild twist has forced the UFC to move the upcoming UFC 232 card, where Jon Jones was expected to rematch Alexander Gustafsson, from Las Vegas to The Forum in Inglewood, California. The card will still occur on December 29 as initially planned. Jones and Gustafsson’s fight will also go ahead as planned in this new California setting.
To be clear, this does not mean Jon Jones failed a drug test. The UFC opted to move the card because the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), who would have overseen the card if it had stayed in Las Vegas, did not have time to properly investigate this situation. (click here for a more extensive report on this story).
Whatever the case, it should come as no surprise that the MMA community had plenty to say about this dramatic turn of events.
Here are some of the first reactions to this crazy Jon Jones situation.
Them: OMG @JonnyBones pissed hot again?!
Me: pic.twitter.com/T9073F3yNm
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 24, 2018
Or maybe a fighter on the card that had to find out through the internet… https://t.co/qNmwMdFSlN
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/Benaskren/status/1076998420974497793
The sport was better when everybody knew that everyone was on everything
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) December 24, 2018
Can I have some of Jon Jones purse though as reimbursement to the family that I have flying down to Vegas and the hotels booked ? @ufc
— Baldy Ed (@brianboom135) December 24, 2018
That’s a pretty big Olympic size swimming pool
— Baldy Ed (@brianboom135) December 24, 2018
“If Santa can travel the world in one night you goofs can pony up for a 4 hour drive to LA. Merry fuckin Christmas.” -Dana White #UFC232
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 24, 2018
https://www.instagram.com/p/Brv-KJQlIE7/
Smh….. pic.twitter.com/7ANsAIL0jf
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 24, 2018
Stay tuned for further updates on this unfortunate situation as they emerge.
This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 12/23/2018.