Just ban this idiot for life.
The only guy who has ever defeated Jon Jones was Jon Jones. Twice. That's the real rivalry.
Historic question: why was his first DQ a loss instead of a NC? Do they only call it a NC if the ruling is after the fight?
The only guy who has ever defeated Jon Jones was Jon Jones. Twice. That's the real rivalry.
Historic question: why was his first DQ a loss instead of a NC? Do they only call it a NC if the ruling is after the fight?
DC will probably get crapped on again for retaining the belt this way but it's the only thing that makes sense after the fight was ruled a no contest. It's basically as if the fight didn't happen so that would mean DC is still the champ.
DC will probably get crapped on again for retaining the belt this way but it's the only thing that makes sense after the fight was ruled a no contest. It's basically as if the fight didn't happen so that would mean DC is still the champ.
Of course most are using, and most will continue to use.
Sometimes people need to be careful what they wish for. People wanted excessive testing for some reason despite it making the product worse. Now we are going to see Jon Jones fight once over a 4 or 5 year period, Nick Diaz essentially forced into retirement, older guys like Vitor Belfort replaced by no-name card-fillers, and countless other fighters banned for long periods. And for what? It's all just a shell game to move from one substance to another, fighters using different things to stay a step ahead of the competition.
The UFC needed to create the illusion of being hard on drugs without actually being hard on them. Their official stance needed to be "drugs are bad and we don't want kids doing them" while having a system in place that weeded out only the guys who stupid enough to get caught. They needed NBA-style testing where they are told the days they will be tested.
Sure that's true. Or, and I know this is crazy, but maybe, just maybe, the fighters could try doing it clean, negating the need to worry about failing a test?
Too much money on the line. Too much need to recover more quickly from training sessions, rehab from injuries, reap performance gains, etc. If a guy can survive training camps and weight cuts better, get injured less often, recover from injuries faster, and get paid more often and earn bigger contracts as a result, it all boils down to a pretty basic "is it worth the risk of getting caught" calculation.
Too much money on the line. Too much need to recover more quickly from training sessions, rehab from injuries, reap performance gains, etc. If a guy can survive training camps and weight cuts better, get injured less often, recover from injuries faster, and get paid more often and earn bigger contracts as a result, it all boils down to a pretty basic "is it worth the risk of getting caught" calculation.
It's an either or type of scenario here. Either you test for PEDs and suspend offending fighters with very harsh penalties, or you let them all openly use. This pretending to be clean while people are secretly juiced to the gills is going to get someone killed in the ring.
Yeah, all sorts of risks. It's just too hard/costly to catch people, and actually works against the sport's interests in the entertainment industry. It's the same issue with all pro sports. At the end of the day organizations are really only interested in enacting policies that are just comprehensive enough to limit their liability, without compromising the overall entertainment value of their product.
Yeah, all sorts of risks. It's just too hard/costly to catch people, and actually works against the sport's interests in the entertainment industry. It's the same issue with all pro sports. At the end of the day organizations are really only interested in enacting policies that are just comprehensive enough to limit their liability, without compromising the overall entertainment value of their product.
What a real shame, we're talking about a guy who many can argue is the best of all-time. What are the odds of him fighting again?
His GOAT status is erased completely.
He falls into the "what if" category now. His performance vs OSP was a meh win and its the only drug test he has passed in 4 years.
Hopefully he never fights again. Disgrace
DC wins if not for roids.
Jones fails not just at MMA, but life in general. The guy should be serving jailtime for some of the things he has done, but squeaks out with community service over and over. Well, there goes your mealticket Jones. Go overdose on a speedball now and keep the predictability train going.