{"id":309074,"date":"2019-04-08T18:11:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T01:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=309074"},"modified":"2019-04-08T18:11:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T01:11:49","slug":"after-jon-jones-case-lyoto-machida-says-usada-has-lost-credibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/after-jon-jones-case-lyoto-machida-says-usada-has-lost-credibility\/","title":{"rendered":"After Jon Jones case, Lyoto Machida says USADA has lost credibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have been under criticism for how they handled Jon Jones’ case ahead of his return at UFC 232<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

USADA did not suspend Jones after the current light heavyweight champion was flagged in a pre-fight drug test. Rather, they said the positive test was due to a long-term metabolite that was still \u201cpulsing\u201d in his system from a few years back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, fighters and fans alike have given their thoughts on the situation. And now, former UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida says it’s hard to discuss how USADA handled the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dI don\u2019t like to judge anyone. Maybe what USADA is saying really did happen and there\u2019s this contamination from the past,\u201d Machida told MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cBut, like, when it\u2019s a game of interests, we have questions and never really know what\u2019s going on, what\u2019s the goal behind all this, and USADA\u2019s intentions and UFC\u2019s intentions. Because of that, I prefer to remain in silence and not weigh in on this because I\u2019m more focused on Bellator now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Machida says it is hard to discuss the case, he knows for a fact the controversy surrounding it hurts USADA’s credibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dWhen I saw different results, different substances and different penalties, man\u2026 To me, as a person, it lost credibility,\u201d Machida said. \u201cFor me, not being part of USADA\u2026 You can\u2019t understand the joy I have. Not having that daily stress\u2026 You could be doing everything by the book, but there was always this stress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What I\u2019ve been hearing is that it takes a bit of their credibility away. Double standards,\u201d he later added. \u201cWe can see that like every other (entity) it has flaws, too, flaws that we can\u2019t say are intentional, if they are intended to protect (someone), or if it\u2019s just flaws in the system, in the process, but it does have flaws.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you agree with Lyoto Machida that USADA has lost credibility for the way they handled the Jon Jones case? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a> on 4\/8\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have been under criticism for how they handled Jon Jones’ case ahead of his return at UFC 232. USADA did not suspend Jones after the current light heavyweight champion was flagged in a pre-fight drug test. Rather, they said the positive test was due to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":277053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10091,10087,39610,10403],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAfter Jon Jones case, Lyoto Machida says USADA has lost credibility | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lyoto Machida says it is hard to discuss the Jon Jones, USADA case. 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