Jon Jones suspended one year by USADA (mmafighting)
UFC star Jones gets 1-year ban for failed test (espn lots of details)
FULL DECISION: http://ufc.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/Award-6-November-2016.pdf
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UFC releases statement on Jones suspension (mmafighting - not exciting)
For tainted sexual enhancement pill, retroactive to July 6.
mmafighting: '"On the evidence before the Panel, the Applicant is not a drug cheat," the arbitrators wrote in their epilogue. "He did not know that the tablet he took contained prohibited substances or that those substances had the capacity to enhance sporting performance. However by his imprudent use of what he pungently referred to as a 'dick pill' he has not only lost a year of his career but an estimated nine million dollars. This outcome which he admits to be a wake-up call for him should serve as a warning to all others who participate in the same sport."
One year was the maximum Jones faced from USADA, because the the two substances fall under "specified" under the WADA Code, meaning they are more likely to have a non-doping explanation rather than something anabolic or the like.'
UFC Statement via mmafighting:
"UFC is aware of the one-year sanction levied against Jon Jones as a result of his UFC Anti-Doping Policy violation, decided by a three-person arbitration panel held on Monday, October 31, 2016. UFC has been advised that the one-year suspension commenced on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. While the decision indicates no evidence of Jones' intentional use of banned substances, it does highlight the care and diligence that is required by athletes competing in the UFC to ensure that no prohibited substances enter their system."
UFC star Jones gets 1-year ban for failed test (espn lots of details)
FULL DECISION: http://ufc.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/Award-6-November-2016.pdf
@ErikMagrakenUFC releases statement on Jones suspension (mmafighting - not exciting)
For tainted sexual enhancement pill, retroactive to July 6.
mmafighting: '"On the evidence before the Panel, the Applicant is not a drug cheat," the arbitrators wrote in their epilogue. "He did not know that the tablet he took contained prohibited substances or that those substances had the capacity to enhance sporting performance. However by his imprudent use of what he pungently referred to as a 'dick pill' he has not only lost a year of his career but an estimated nine million dollars. This outcome which he admits to be a wake-up call for him should serve as a warning to all others who participate in the same sport."
One year was the maximum Jones faced from USADA, because the the two substances fall under "specified" under the WADA Code, meaning they are more likely to have a non-doping explanation rather than something anabolic or the like.'
UFC Statement via mmafighting:
"UFC is aware of the one-year sanction levied against Jon Jones as a result of his UFC Anti-Doping Policy violation, decided by a three-person arbitration panel held on Monday, October 31, 2016. UFC has been advised that the one-year suspension commenced on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. While the decision indicates no evidence of Jones' intentional use of banned substances, it does highlight the care and diligence that is required by athletes competing in the UFC to ensure that no prohibited substances enter their system."
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