{"id":296263,"date":"2018-12-28T06:02:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=296263"},"modified":"2018-12-28T06:02:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:02:47","slug":"jon-jones-explains-why-drug-testing-woes-should-not-add-asterisk-to-his-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-explains-why-drug-testing-woes-should-not-add-asterisk-to-his-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones explains why drug testing woes should not add asterisk to his accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who returns to the Octagon to rematch Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232 this Saturday, is adamant that his accomplishments should not be overshadowed by his latest drug testing drama.<\/p>\n<p>He reminds that the amount of the banned substance turinabol found in his system in a recent drug test was quite small, and that he&#8217;s worked incredibly hard throughout his entire martial arts career regardless.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Uc2kvf\">&#8220;In my mind there is no asterisk [next to my accomplishments],&#8221; Jon Jones said at the UFC 232 press conference on Thursday (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/12\/27\/18158313\/jon-jones-there-is-no-asterisk-next-to-my-accomplishments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). &#8220;I was afraid of there being an asterisk next to my career when I was uneducated, but as I\u2019m learning what this really is, I\u2019m actually almost mad that it was even mentioned. It\u2019s invisible. You can\u2019t take a picogram. It\u2019s that small, you can\u2019t knowingly take it, that\u2019s how small it is.<\/p>\n<p id=\"S7qUgI\">\u201cI have completely set myself free from any type of \u2014 I listen to fighters from the past be like, \u2018This is why he beat me, because he had this in me.\u2019 And I get why they need to do that, to feel better, to feel like I can do it the second time. I get why they\u2019re doin\u2019 that. But I\u2019ve taken off the asterisk next to what I\u2019ve done. I know what I\u2019ve done. Every pushup, every sit-up, freaking showing up to practice early, leaving there late, wrestling camp since I was 12 years old, endless tournaments, I know what I\u2019ve done. After beating Gustafsson I\u2019m going to be right back on the track that I\u2019ve always been on, which is being one of the all-time greats and I know that in my heart, no matter who believes me or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you consider Jon Jones one of the all-time greats of MMA?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/28\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who returns to the Octagon to rematch Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232 this Saturday, is adamant that his accomplishments should not be overshadowed by his latest drug testing drama. 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