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<p id="JnwVVB"><a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914147/unbeaten-jon-jones-celebrates-demise-usada-wants-bs-daniel-cormier-fight-overturned-never-cheated">Daniel Cormier just responded to his biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) rival</a>.</p>
<p id="Ns7OLz">Earlier this week, <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/11/23913510/usada-to-end-partnership-with-ufc-in-2024-after-conor-mcgregor-officially-re-enters-testing-pool-mma">bombshell news broke</a> that the partnership between Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914878/scumbagism-incredulous-dana-white-vows-revenge-after-usada-dirty-move-torpedos-ufc-drug-test-program">will end in Jan. 2024.</a> And just when everyone thought the sport would <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914373/gordon-ryan-steroids-expert-celebrates-amazing-news-ufc-dumping-usada-sport-will-blow-up">descend into the Dark Ages</a>, UFC CBO, Hunter Campbell, and Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance, Jeff Novitzky, addressed the media and explained that a <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23915132/ufc-hires-sadam-hussein-interrogator-to-oversee-drug-testing-in-2024-garbage-trash-usada-narrative">new drug testing agency</a> would replace USADA.</p>
<p id="96Me9S">One of the most notorious fighters that <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/22/23522651/ufc-usada-under-fire-jon-jones-drug-testing-frequency-where-are-his-damn-tests-mma">USADA has throttled</a>, Jon Jones, was pleased that the partnership is finished, claiming that he “<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914147/unbeaten-jon-jones-celebrates-demise-usada-wants-bs-daniel-cormier-fight-overturned-never-cheated">survived</a>” USADA. But, he wants more ... <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914878/scumbagism-incredulous-dana-white-vows-revenge-after-usada-dirty-move-torpedos-ufc-drug-test-program">just like Dana White and Co</a>.</p>
<aside id="OQqTE8"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"SCUMBAGISM! White Reacts To ‘Dirty’ USADA Departure","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914878/scumbagism-incredulous-dana-white-vows-revenge-after-usada-dirty-move-torpedos-ufc-drug-test-program"}]}'></div></aside><div id="iFeLmC"><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9x_8tBDIAyY?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"></iframe></div></div>
<aside id="SenFT3"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"‘I Survived USADA’","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23914147/unbeaten-jon-jones-celebrates-demise-usada-wants-bs-daniel-cormier-fight-overturned-never-cheated"}]}'></div></aside><p id="HM1VYr">“Man I survived USADA,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “First, they said I was guilty of having picograms, then they considered me innocent, next picograms became legal. Guess what I’m still here, still unbeaten. That BS no contest over ‘DC’ needs to be taken off my record. I’ve never cheated this sport, and I will stand by that until the day I die.”</p>
<p id="flGrq2">Jones knocked out his long-time rival, Cormier, at <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-214-results-stream-fight-card-highlights-jones-cormier-mma">UFC 214</a> in 2017 (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2017/7/30/16034908/ufc-214-full-fight-video-highlights-jon-jones-knockout-daniel-cormier-anaheim-mma">watch highlights</a>); however, <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2018/10/22/18010470/ufc-jon-jones-calling-me-steroid-cheat-excuse-downplay-how-good-i-am-mma">“Bones” tested positive for a turinabol metabolite</a>, which caused the win to be overturned to a “<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2017/9/13/16303632/jon-jones-win-over-daniel-cormier-overturned-following-ufc-214-positive-drug-test">No Contest.</a>” Fifteen months after being reinstated after a suspension, a trace amount of turinabol came up in his drug test before his fight at <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2018/12/30/18161057/ufc-232-results-jon-jones-era-begins-anew-under-cloud-picograms-mma">UFC 232</a>, which made the term “<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2019/12/1/20990600/jon-jones-mocks-fans-that-doubted-his-innocence-after-usada-rules-change">picogram</a>” follow Jones for the rest of his career.</p>
<p id="OT5EbH">Cormier did not take long to respond to Jones via his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBY8T63PTU">YouTube</a> channel.</p>
<aside id="hNa8UK"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Hussein Interrogator To Oversee New UFC Drug Testing","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/12/23915132/ufc-hires-sadam-hussein-interrogator-to-oversee-drug-testing-in-2024-garbage-trash-usada-narrative"}]}'></div></aside><p id="H1rLaV">“People will try to rewrite history. You can’t rewrite history,” Cormier said. “Again, you can try to rewrite history, and it’ll be like during baseball, there was the steroid era, and all those guys don’t get to go into the Hall of Fame. Will we look back on 2015 to 2023 as the USADA era? And will these guys that had these things deal with issues going forward in terms of tainting their resume, especially if someone that is middling now becomes an absolute superstar after USADA is gone?</p>
<p id="3NdEmN">“We have a short memory as MMA fans,” Cormier continued. “Our memory is super short. But let me say this, you don’t get to rewrite history. You don’t get to say — well, first off, I don’t believe that it’s all true. This is one of the reasons Jones and I could never just truly come to a common ground because sometimes you just say whatever you want...You can just say whatever you want; doesn’t always have to be true.”</p>
<p id="PYfm2w">Jones will definitely have something to say to Cormier before he defends his Heavyweight championship against Stipe Miocic next month at <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/19/23879821/latest-ufc-295-fight-card-ppv-lineup-jones-vs-miocic-nov-11-new-york-mma">UFC 295</a>.</p>
<p id="i9QhTK"><a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2018/4/17/17248154/ufc-daniel-cormier-would-take-lot-drugs-delve-into-mind-weird-jon-jones-mma">Bank on it</a>.</p>
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https://www.mmamania.com/2023/10/13/23916608/daniel-cormier-claps-back-at-jon-jones-usada-comments-you-cant-rewrite-history-ufcAlexander Behunin2020-06-25T22:05:00-04:002020-06-25T22:05:00-04:00Jones: Latest DWI Arrest Was A Reality Check
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<p id="dOQWmk">Jon Jones was arrested on March 26, 2020, on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in Albuquerque, N.M., after police officers responded to <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21195586/ufc-champ-jon-jones-arrested-dwi-negligent-use-firearm-mma">shots being fired</a> from a vehicle. After arriving on scene, officers found a hand gun under Jones’ car seat and an open bottle of Mezcal in his vehicle.</p>
<p id="wKaGuD">Jones was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test and was eventually released the following morning. After striking a plea deal with prosecutors, Jones received <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/31/21202151/ufc-jon-jones-pleads-guilty-dwi-avoids-jail-time-cut-deal-one-year-probation-gun-mma">one year of supervised probation</a>, community service and four days of house arrest after pleading guilty to DWI.</p>
<aside id="jKoODg"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"BodyCam Video: Jones’ DWI Tests, Subsequent Arrest","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/27/21197378/raw-video-bodycam-footage-reveals-jon-jones-dwi-tests-subsequent-arrest-mma"},{"title":"Jon Jones Mugshot Following DWI Arrest","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21195685/pic-jon-jones-mugshot-following-latest-arrest-albuquerque"}]}'></div></aside><p id="QyzIxq">Three months removed from the incident, “Bones” reflected on his latest brush with Johnny Law, saying that his most recent “humiliating” legal transgression was a reality check. </p>
<p id="O6P28i">“My last DWI has done a lot for me, man. It set me free in so many ways, it embarrassed me. It reality-checked me. I’ve never been on camera drunk for the public to see like that,” Jones told the <a href="https://youtu.be/Iv81UfE1ms8">Steve-O podcast</a>. </p>
<p id="iqUUkS">“It was humiliating and somewhat of a bottom for me and I am ready to snap it into high gear.” </p>
<aside id="UaEiG6"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Cormier: UFC Needs To Step In And Save Jones ","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/30/21200483/daniel-cormier-isnt-celebrating-jon-jones-arrest-dwi-gun-ufc-step-in-save-him-mma"},{"title":"Covington Slams Masvidal For Giving Jones Alcohol","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/4/8/21213423/ufc-colby-covington-holds-jorge-masvidal-accountable-downfall-jon-jones-you-gave-alcoholic-alcohol"}]}'></div></aside><p id="qloKWj">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/7/21251385/dana-white-ufc-wont-punish-jon-jones-dwi-arrest-fight-again-this-year-mma">didn’t punish</a> the Light Heavyweight champion this time around, though in 2015 the promotion <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2015/4/29/8513221/disappointed-ufc-issues-full-statement-jon-jones-stripped-hit-and-run-mma">suspended and stripped Jones of his UFC title</a> after a hit-and-run, a much more serious incident.</p>
<p id="MwF4xb">Still, UFC’s decision to not punish its superstar champion didn’t seem do much in easing any friction the two sides had regarding fighter pay, as “Bones” <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/31/21276307/bones-out-jon-jones-says-he-has-relinquished-his-ufc-light-heavyweight-title">threatened to vacate his title</a> two months later as a result of financial disagreements.</p>
<p id="GoUKBv">More recently, Jones, 32, once again stated that he has no issues with <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/6/25/21303593/jon-jones-doubles-down-on-ufc-exit-willing-sit-out-two-years-three-years-mma">leaving the sport for a couple of years</a> to stick firm in his stance of getting paid his worth to the sport and company. </p>
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https://www.mmamania.com/2020/6/25/21303759/ufc-embarrassed-jon-jones-humiliating-dwi-has-been-a-reality-check-mmaAdam Guillen2020-05-07T21:27:56-04:002020-05-07T21:27:56-04:00White: Jones Won’t Be Punished For DWI Arrest
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<p id="1PTBjE">After Jon Jones was <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21195586/ufc-champ-jon-jones-arrested-dwi-negligent-use-firearm-mma">arrested a few weeks ago</a> for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in Albuquerque, N.M., Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) released <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21196197/ufc-issues-statement-latest-jon-jones-arrest-dwi-firearm-mma">this statement</a> saying that gathering more information on the matter was of the utmost importance. But, not much has been heard from the promotion since.</p>
<aside id="u2ISHR"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data="{"stories":[{"title":"All about Jon 'Bones' Jones","url":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqaeN0J5wv5laU-HV60TJ0WdnpXzsk6rR"}]}"></div></aside><p id="iDh1Ny">Now, company president Dana White has finally spoken out on the matter, saying that Jones will not be punished for his latest brush with the law. </p>
<p id="18hL3e">“We haven’t spoken [since his arrest], but I hope he’ll fight later this year,” White told <a href="https://globoesporte.globo.com/combate/noticia/dana-voltar-agora-e-muito-caro-eu-decidi-investir-os-outros-nao-por-isso-voltamos-primeiro.ghtml">Combate</a> this week (via <a href="https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/dana-white-jon-jones-will-not-be-punished-by-ufc-after-recent-arrest/">BJPenn.com</a>). “For my part there will be no penalty,” White added, regarding any potential punishment coming his way. </p>
<p id="a9hYXb"><a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/4/22/21231969/johnny-walker-ufc-strip-jon-jones-light-heavyweight-title-following-latest-arrest-dwi-mma">Sorry, Johnny.</a></p>
<aside id="IGmUMC"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"BodyCam Video: Jones’ DWI Tests, Subsequent Arrest","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/27/21197378/raw-video-bodycam-footage-reveals-jon-jones-dwi-tests-subsequent-arrest-mma"},{"title":"Jon Jones Mugshot Following DWI Arrest","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21195685/pic-jon-jones-mugshot-following-latest-arrest-albuquerque"}]}'></div></aside><p id="g1sfYu">In 2015, Jones was <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2015/4/29/8513221/disappointed-ufc-issues-full-statement-jon-jones-stripped-hit-and-run-mma">suspended and stripped of his UFC title</a> after a hit-and-run, also in Albuquerque. In his latest case, Jones reached a plea deal with the prosecutors office that got him a year of supervised probation, community service, and a couple of days of house arrest. “Bones” promised to <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/31/21202258/ufc-jon-jones-statement-dwi-arrest-plea-deal-sorry-negative-headline-alcohol-probation-mma">learn from his latest legal infraction</a>, which not only earned him some <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/26/21195674/jon-jones-arrested-dui-pro-reaction-gunshots-open-container-ufc">criticism</a> from some of his colleagues, <a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/27/21196516/midnight-mania-valentina-shevchenko-defends-jon-jones-after-latest-arrest-ufc">but some compassion</a>, as well. </p>
<p id="qpmGdr">The Light Heavyweight champion hasn’t stepped foot inside the Octagon since edging out Dominick Reyes via split decision at UFC 247 last February in Houston, Texas, to earn his eleventh title defense. </p>
<aside id="wmvYAP"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Sonnen To Jones: Just Go With Being A Scumbag","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/4/22/21231859/ufc-chael-sonnen-advises-jon-jones-go-full-scumbag-latest-arrest-mma"},{"title":"‘Handgun!’ Watch New Bodycam Video From Jones’ Arrest","url":"https://www.mmamania.com/2020/4/7/21212520/handgun-watch-police-discover-pistol-new-bodycam-video-footage-jon-jones-dwi-arrest-mma"}]}'></div></aside><p id="Ed9SWZ">Should Jones return in 2020, the most probable opponent for the champ would likely be Jan Blachowicz, who punched his ticket to a title fight with a spectacular knockout win over Corey Anderson earlier this year (<a href="https://www.mmamania.com/2020/2/15/21139044/ufc-rio-rancho-full-fight-video-highlights-anderson-blachowicz-2-espn-mma-results-knockout-jones">see it</a>).</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2020/5/7/21251385/dana-white-ufc-wont-punish-jon-jones-dwi-arrest-fight-again-this-year-mmaAdam Guillen2015-07-01T12:33:59-04:002015-07-01T12:33:59-04:00Ex-Champ: Expect Jones To Relapse, Go Back On Coke
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<p>Hey, remember when <a href="https://youtu.be/dkl_Vq1SWKg?t=1m22s" target="_blank">Jane Doe was living with Smooth </a>and despite her brief stint in rehab, started sniffing again?</p>
<p>The same thing is going to happen to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, who was <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/7/7508225/news-stream-jon-jones-failed-cocaine-drug-test-rehab-updates-ufc-return-reebok-nsac-mma" target="_blank">popped for cocaine earlier this year</a> in Las Vegas, Nevada, and spent the night in rehab.</p>
<p>That's according to ex-cokehead Paulo Filho, who told <a href="http://www.tatame.com.br/tatame/noticias/paulao-admite-que-cocaina-foi-grande-inimiga-de-sua-carreira-e-cre-em-recaida-de-jon-jones" target="_blank">Tatame.com</a> (via <a href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/6/30/8872063/paulo-filho-talks-cocaine-addiction-believes-jon-jones-will-go-back-to-it-mma-ufc-news" target="_blank">Bloody Elbow</a>) that it's not because of "Bones'" character, but rather a genetic weakness.</p>
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<p>"The medications didn't hinder me at all, honestly. The depression caused by me doing cocaine did. I had just defeated Chael Sonnen in San Diego and went to Mexico to celebrate. I got really drunk and started to feel sick. Some Mexican guy offered me the drug and I used it and felt like I was brand new. It lifts you up to the clouds, but once it's gone, it leaves you deeply depressed. Jon Jones has the same disease I have. We are genetically weak to ingest any substance. You do it once and then you can't live without it. Sooner or later, he will go back to it."</p>
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<p>Note to self: If a strange Mexican guy offers me blow, say no, dammit.</p>
<p>Contrary to the comments from the former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) middleweight champion, who <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2008/11/06/mma-quick-quote-paulo-filho-cornered-by-team-jesus" target="_blank">crashed and burned back in 2008</a> and hasn't been the same since, Jones insists he's <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/29/7946195/ufc-dana-white-jon-jones-is-not-a-drug-addict/in/7272266" target="_blank">not a drug addict</a> and simply made <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/18/7763049/jon-jones-im-not-cocaine-addict-just-got-caught-with-my-pants-down-ufc-182-mma/in/7272266" target="_blank">a dumb decision</a> while partying.</p>
<p>To his credit, Jones -- who was stripped and suspended of his title for <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/4/27/8505499/news-stream-jon-jones-hit-and-run-drug-charges-felony-arrest-warrant-ufc-187-updates-mma" target="_blank">yet another dumb decision</a> back in April -- <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7863517/ufc-182-drug-test-results-jon-jones-clean-cocaine-daniel-cormier-nsac/in/7272266" target="_blank">passed his follow-up drug test at UFC 182</a>.</p>
<p>Must have been <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/4/8149795/jon-jones-and-his-legal-team-looking-into-foul-play-behind-ufc-182-drug-test-fiasco/in/7272266" target="_blank">foul play</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2015/7/1/8877851/former-middleweight-champion-ex-cokehead-predicts-jon-jones-will-go-back-on-blow-mmaJesse Holland2015-03-04T16:00:03-05:002015-03-04T16:00:03-05:00Jones, Lawyers Investigating Drug Test 'Foul Play'
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<p>Prior to his <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2014/12/23/7442129/ufc-182-live-ppv-results-stream-online-jon-jones-daniel-cormier-championship-las-vegas-mma">UFC 182 title defense against Daniel Cormier</a> earlier this year in Las Vegas, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for cocaine metabolites in an out-of-competition drug test administered by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).</p>
<p>There's just one little problem (<a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/13/7536911/jon-jones-mother-bones-spent-just-one-night-rehab-glad-positive-cocaine-ufc-182-mma/in/7272266">and it wasn't this</a>).</p>
<p>Cocaine was not on the list of banned substances; therefore, it cannot be considered a failed drug test. In addition, the commission has yet to explain why the test was even administered in the first place, or why the result -- which carries no penalty -- was shared with the general public.</p>
<p>A fact not lost on Jones, who told <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/3/4/8149531/jon-jones-on-handling-of-failed-drug-test-i-am-aware-that-there-was">MMA Fighting</a> he's not ready to move on just yet.</p>
<blockquote><p>"I do have a great legal team behind me. We haven't quite completely let it go. We wanna see what went wrong and what could be done about it. I'm not gonna comment too much on that whole situation, but I aware that there was some foul play in the whole situation and right now I'm kinda weighing my options."</p></blockquote>
<p>Not coincidentally, the results of the test were <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/8/7510311/ufc-jon-jones-wasnt-informed-of-positive-drug-test-until-after-ufc-182-mma/in/7272266">only revealed <em>after</em> UFC 182 went down</a> (and everyone got paid).</p>
<p>That constitutes foul play as far as Jones is concerned, and he's letting his attorneys consider any and all possible legal ramifications. In the meantime, "Bones" is preparing to put his 205-pound title on the line at UFC 187 against light heavyweight slugger Anthony Johnson.</p>
<p>Hopefully without the help of those "<a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/2/24/8101103/ufc-187-jon-jones-trainer-surprised-bones-didnt-fall-off-cliff-by-hanging-with-idiots-drugs-mma">idiots</a>."</p>
<p>For more on that fight click <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/4/8147367/ufc-187-tickets-jones-vs-johnson-seats-for-sale-online-mgm-grand-event-may-23-las-vegas-mma">here</a>. For more background on the UFC 182 drug test fiasco click <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/7/7508225/news-stream-jon-jones-failed-cocaine-drug-test-rehab-updates-ufc-return-reebok-nsac-mma">here</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/4/8149795/jon-jones-and-his-legal-team-looking-into-foul-play-behind-ufc-182-drug-test-fiascoJesse Holland2015-01-29T13:50:38-05:002015-01-29T13:50:38-05:00Not An Addict!
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<p>"Everybody was talking about, 'Oh, he really didn't go to rehab.' He went for a 24-hour evaluation into rehab. They evaluated him for 24 hours. When the 24 hours was up they said, 'You are not an addict.' Okay? But my thing was if you're doing that four weeks before the biggest fight of your life there's some type of problem there. There's something wrong. He's doing out-patient counseling now. He's talking to counselors. I just want to make sure ... this kid has so much talent. It's always the guys with tons of talent that you go, 'Why is this guy doing this?' I want to try to help the guy."</p>
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<p>Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/14/7549619/dana-white-jon-jones-overnight-rehab-cocaine-treatment-truth-mother" target="_blank">promised that mixed martial arts (MMA) fans would understand</a> why reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/13/7536911/jon-jones-mother-bones-spent-just-one-night-rehab-glad-positive-cocaine-ufc-182-mma" target="_blank">in and out of rehab in 24 hours</a>, once the truth came out about his treatment. If his conversation with <a href="http://jimrome.com/2015/01/28/dana-white/" target="_blank">Jim Rome</a> (via <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/29/7931297/morning-report-ufc-dana-white-jon-jones-nick-diaz-anderson-silva-conor-mcgregor-mma-news" target="_blank">MMA Fighting</a>) is any indication of what the truth really is, then I'm not sure why it was such a secret to begin with. Either way, "Bones" is being counseled following <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/6/7505243/breaking-jon-jones-tests-positive-cocaine-enters-rehab-following-ufc-182-win-daniel-cormier-mma" target="_blank">a positive drug test for cocaine</a>, but will not miss any time inside the cage (<a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/17/7638775/ufc-fines-jon-jones-25000-for-code-of-conduct-violation-issues-statement-drug-test-mma/in/7272266" target="_blank">despite this</a>). That has to come as a relief to Anthony Johnson, who will <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/28/7931791/dana-white-jon-jones-vs-anthony-johnson-title-fight-on-tap-may-ufc-event" target="_blank">battle Jones for the belt at UFC 187 in May</a>, barring any more <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/7/7508225/news-stream-jon-jones-failed-cocaine-drug-test-rehab-updates-ufc-return-reebok-nsac-mma" target="_blank">pre- and post-fight shenanigans</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/29/7946195/ufc-dana-white-jon-jones-is-not-a-drug-addictJesse Holland2015-01-23T22:16:48-05:002015-01-23T22:16:48-05:00Expert: 'Practiced Liars Use That Kind Of Wording'
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<p>I saw something mildly amusing today on <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/deception-and-body-language-experts-dissect-jon-jones--fox-sports-live-interview-194454018.html" target="_blank">Yahoo</a> about "not piling on" Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones, right before introducing two body language and communication experts tasked with deconstructing his interview on FOX Sports Live.</p>
<p>The purpose? To tell us what we already knew.</p>
<p>Jones was likely given a script prior to his televised conversation with Charissa Thompson (<a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7853249/video-ufc-jon-jones-cocaine-poor-choices-future-charissa-thompson-fox-sports-1" target="_blank">watch it here</a>) and made a concerted effort to avoid incriminating himself after testing positive for cocaine metabolites last month in Las Vegas, Nevada (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/6/7505243/breaking-jon-jones-tests-positive-cocaine-enters-rehab-following-ufc-182-win-daniel-cormier-mma">more on that here</a>).</p>
<p>An excerpt:</p>
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<p><b>On Jones' subconscious and conscious use of words</b></p>
<p>"He says, 'I am not a cocaine addict by any mean.' He didn't put an ‘s' on the end of ‘means.' He didn't finish the sentence. That shows his lack of certainty in that answer. He follows that with, ‘I am not even a frequent user.' That is an odd statement. This allows him to define what a ‘frequent user' is. Practiced liars use that kind of wording. In this case he can make that statement and appear honest, but ‘frequent user' could mean so many things. This is comparative to the words ‘sexual relations' in the, ‘I did not have sexual relations with that woman,' admission by Clinton."</p>
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<p>The experts are Janine Driver and Patti Wood (<a target="_blank" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/deception-and-body-language-experts-dissect-jon-jones--fox-sports-live-interview-194454018.html">read their full report here</a>).</p>
<p>Driver is a former ATF agent and deception and body language training officer, while Wood holds a master's degree in interpersonal communication with an emphasis in non-verbal communication. Neither was familiar with "Bones" prior to their examination.</p>
<p>That said, maybe it's time to "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/22/7872293/ufc-on-fox-14-anthony-johnson-wants-fans-think-about-their-own-lives-dogging-jon-jones-mma">stop dogging him</a>" over something that's "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/23/7879853/ufc-183-video-anderson-silva-reacts-to-jon-jones-cocaine-scandal-is-normal-mma">normal</a>."</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/23/7880675/body-language-communication-experts-analyze-ufc-jon-jones-fox-interview-practiced-liars-mmaJesse Holland2015-01-20T20:34:49-05:002015-01-20T20:34:49-05:00NSAC: Jon Jones Cocaine-Free On Fight Night
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<p><span class="sbn-auto-link">Jon Jones</span> is not a cocaine addict ... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/18/7763049/jon-jones-im-not-cocaine-addict-just-got-caught-with-my-pants-down-ufc-182-mma">he told you so</a>.</p>
<p>Now, Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), which <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/7/7508421/new-report-suggests-jon-jones-drug-test-was-erroneous-shouldnt-have-been-done-mma">made a big boo-boo</a> and tested Jones for street drugs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/6/7505243/breaking-jon-jones-tests-positive-cocaine-enters-rehab-following-ufc-182-win-daniel-cormier-mma/in/7272266">cocaine</a>) out-of-competition ahead of his <span class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 182</span> main event against <span class="sbn-auto-link">Daniel Cormier</span> on Jan. 3, 2015, has given "Bones" a clean bill of blood and urine for the sample he provided on fight night.</p>
<p>Marc Raimondi at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/20/7863155/nevada-athletic-commission-all-of-jon-jones-post-ufc-182-drug-tests">MMAFighting.com</a> has the scoop:</p>
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<p><i>"Jones' post-fight carbon isotope ratio (CIR) test reportedly returned clean last week. And Jones was found to be clean of street drugs in a separate test taken after UFC 182 on Jan. 3, too. Those results came back this week. Bennett said he would have the official documents out to the media within the next 48 hours."</i></p>
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<p>We already knew that Jones was vindicated from tampering with his curious testosterone levels (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/9/7520097/despite-low-t-e-ratio-jon-jones-cleared-tampering-testosterone-cir-ufc-182-mma">details here</a>), but it was still unclear, until today, whether or not Jones had anything else illegal pumping through his bloodstream while he was beating up Cormier (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/4/7487173/jon-jones-vs-daniel-cormier-full-fight-video-highlights-from-ufc-182-last-night">watch highlights here</a>).</p>
<p>He didn't, but Jones is still not out of the woods, at least according to statements he made last night in an exclusive one-one-one interview on FOX Sports Live (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7853249/video-ufc-jon-jones-cocaine-poor-choices-future-charissa-thompson-fox-sports-1">watch replay here</a>). Jones, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/14/7549619/dana-white-jon-jones-overnight-rehab-cocaine-treatment-truth-mother">whose drug rehabilitation stay lasted just 24 hours</a>, claims he is currently enrolled in an out-patient program <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7856353/jon-jones-collective-decision-to-attend-rehab-resulted-in-out-patient">that checks him regularly for signs of substance abuse</a>.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/light-heavyweight">Light Heavyweight</a> champion still also has to pay a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/17/7638775/ufc-fines-jon-jones-25000-for-code-of-conduct-violation-issues-statement-drug-test-mma/in/7272266">$25,000 fine for violating UFC's "Code of Conduct"</a> if he hasn't already. Even though UFC knew one month before he stepped inside the Octagon that he was using cocaine, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/14/7549829/buy-rate-for-ufc-182-was-the-highest-since-ufc-168">and then used him to clean house at the box office</a>.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/7/7511425/dana-white-worried-jon-jones-cocaine-rehab-fox-pregame-ufc-182">Shady stuff</a>.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, Jones will now officially keep his victory over Cormier because, as stated earlier, he technically did nothing wrong. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/18/7763049/jon-jones-im-not-cocaine-addict-just-got-caught-with-my-pants-down-ufc-182-mma">He just got caught</a>. However, it's still unclear how a botched drug test from NSAC went public and whether or not Jones will pursue legal action for the public relations nightmare that it sparked.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7859787/wanderlei-silva-files-suit-against-nsac-seeks-to-overturn-lifetime-ban-ufc-mma">He'd seemingly have a better case than Wanderlei Silva</a>.</p>
https://www.mmamania.com/2015/1/20/7863517/ufc-182-drug-test-results-jon-jones-clean-cocaine-daniel-cormier-nsacThomas Myers