Despite failing multiple drug tests, Jon Jones
insists that he never used steroids.
Jones (28-1) is considered one of the greatest fighters in
Ultimate Fighting Championship history. However, his legacy is
marred by multiple anti-doping violations throughout his career.
The former two-division champion recently reiterated past claims
that he’s never taken performance-enhancing substances.
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Jon Jones’ UFC career remains tied to anti-doping controversies
and GOAT debates
Jones was stripped of the interim UFC lightweight heavyweight title
after testing positive for clomiphene and letrozole following his
win over Ovince St.
Preux in 2016. He again tested positive for a turinabol
metabolite in 2017, which led to his stoppage win over Daniel
Cormier in their rematch being overturned to a no contest.
While Jones tested positive for the M3 metabolite of oral turinabol
in 2018 following his win over Alexander
Gustafsson, “Bones” wasn’t penalized as the substance was
deemed to be lasting effects from his previously failed drug
test.
However, Jones refuses to accept his doping violations. The former
UFC double champ insists that the failed drug tests were a result
of tainted supplements and also claims that the substances found in
his failed drug tests had no performance-enhancing effects.
“Never took steroids,” Jones told ALF Global. “It was a supplement
found in my body. It was proven to come from a supplement company
that I was using. It was a tainted supplement that I was using. The
amount of this substance that was in my body was so small that it
took very expensive scientists to be able to even find it and the
supplement that was found in my body has zero performance-enhancing
effects, zero. And that’s very well documented.”
Jones then addressed fans and fighters who diminish his
accomplishments, claiming they don’t look at the facts and jump to
conclusions.
“For some reason, the fans ignore all that, and they’re just like,
‘Something about steroids, he’s guilty.’ I never did and that was
proven. It’s funny because fighters are like, ‘Jon Jones is a
knucklehead, but he’s brilliant enough to do steroids and trick the
UFC’s scientists.’ It’s like, which one is it? Am I the knucklehead
or the mad genius?”