Interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, has had a sordid history with social media. In fact, "Bones" stirs controversy more often than not each time he takes to Twitter or Instagram. Last night was no different, as the super talented -- but star-crossed -- mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar was inspired to continue his online assault on the 205-pound division ... and reiterate that steroids are not the key to his success inside the Octagon.
"That's right Light Heavyweight division, this means I got in that ass fair and square," Jones Tweeted. "I heard your interviews. Steroids didn't give me the [belief] that I am the baddest fm on this planet. It didn't give me the heart to pull off victories in the last minutes of championship fights. Steroids will never give you a high IQ of the game. It won't increase your awareness or your timing. It won't make you more technical. It didn't give me the idea to set my mind to a goal, to follow my dreams and bust my ass every day in the gym.
"I know that I've earned every inch of my success, every match ever won," he said. "Earning this high place in sports gives me the confidence and courage to know that I can do the same in my life. I know that I have something extremely powerful inside of me, I have the power to achieve anything I set my mind to. Knowing this helps me not worry when times get rough, I am more than a conqueror. I have what it takes to win."
Jones is likely feeling much better after news broke over the weekend that he more than likely failed a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)-administered drug test because of a "contaminated supplement" and not a "generic boner booster." During that time, though, Jones had to endure a crushing amount of blowback, including a lawsuit for "ruining" UFC 200's main event opposite Daniel Cormier. He was adamant that he never took performance enhancers like steroids, but that apparently didn't stop the speculation from getting him deep.
Indeed, it looks like it wasn't his fault this time, so it should be hard to blame him. But, then again, it's hard not to. Jones will appear before Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) in less than one week (Oct. 31, 2016) to present his case.