{"id":208303,"date":"2016-10-24T16:58:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T23:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=208303"},"modified":"2016-10-24T16:58:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T23:58:44","slug":"jon-jones-goes-off-on-steroid-accusations-and-defends-his-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/jon-jones-goes-off-on-steroid-accusations-and-defends-his-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones goes off on steroid accusations and defends his legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans of Jon “Bones” Jones received some good news earlier today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jones’ attorney Howard Jacobs revealed to MMAFighting’s Luke Thomas<\/a> some positive information regarding Jon’s failed drug tests at UFC 200:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt came from a product that Jon took that was not labeled with either of these substances. We had it tested, the product was contaminated with both of them. I know USADA also independently had the product tested; their testing confirms what we found.”<\/em><\/p>\n

With that said, Jacobs expects that Jones’ suspension will be reduced or nullified all together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should definitely lead to a significant reduction, that\u2019s our position. The way the anti-doping rules, at least with the UFC program, are written, they mirror the World Anti-Doping Code to some extent. There are some differences but essentially in a case like this you can\u2019t argue that you have no fault if you take a supplement or product that\u2019s contaminated but you can argue that you\u2019re not significantly at fault, which gives you the ability to argue for a reduced sanction. So the sanction range under the UFC rules would be between a warning.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Following the news that his failed drug tests were caused by a tainted supplement, Jonny Bones took to Twitter where he defended his legacy as one of the sports greatest fighters:<\/p>\n

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Steroids didn't give me the believe that I am the baddest fm on this planet<\/p>\n

— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n