Add another dramatic chapter to the Jon Jones saga.
On Sunday, shocking news broke that UFC 232 will be moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after the Nevada Athletic Commission refused to license Jones for next Saturday’s light heavyweight championship main event bout with Alexander Gustafsson. A recent urine sample collected from the UFC star led to a “drug-testing abnormality” and he will be required to appear before the NAC again in January before he is eligible to compete in Nevada again.
Suffice to say, his fellow fighters (including one Mr. Daniel Cormier) had a lot to say about Jones’s latest head-shake-inducing headline:
He tested positive again!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 23, 2018
Smh..... pic.twitter.com/7ANsAIL0jf
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) December 24, 2018
Now we all understand why u didn’t take the Wada test! U can be on rocket fuel,, I’ll still gonna finish u Jon! #andnew #ufc232
— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) December 24, 2018
If true. It is insanity https://t.co/5K6rQbYILn
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 23, 2018
Well I had tickets to Vegas so.....
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 23, 2018
Didn’t @jonjones just tell CSAC to get lost on @Vada_Testing last week??? ♂️
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 24, 2018
Remember that time Dana said @jonjones would never main event again.... um yeah
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 24, 2018
I’m always clean. I train and drink Modelo. https://t.co/V9e2YMeYeB
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) December 24, 2018
once a juice head always a juice head
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) December 23, 2018
How the fuck has Jones tested positive again ?? We need answers ASAP !!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 24, 2018
“If Santa can travel the world in one night you goofs can pony up for a 4 hour drive to LA. Merry fuckin Christmas.” -Dana White #UFC232
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 24, 2018
I’ve always wanted to fight in Los Angeles!!!! Let’s go @UFC 232!!!!!
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) December 24, 2018
Meanwhile back at my air bnb in Vegas.... #ufc232 pic.twitter.com/9mDZvMEcoP
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) December 24, 2018
Them: OMG @JonnyBones pissed hot again?!
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) December 24, 2018
Me: pic.twitter.com/T9073F3yNm
#ufc232 pic.twitter.com/Y53PHP08zH
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) December 24, 2018
Call me crazy but perhaps the CSAC is using common sense here and allowing it. Again, “a grain of salt cut into 50 MILLION pieces” one of those pieces is what was found in Jones’ system. #picogram https://t.co/rrBbrWuc1w
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) December 24, 2018
USADA is a joke. Small trace amount from 2017 trigged a positive test? UFC has to move the entire event from Vegas to LA due to “holidays” for NASC. Oh cool. Nothing fishy AT ALL. ♂️ https://t.co/xJ5OaAUZbn
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) December 24, 2018
Thought they had to go through 6 months of clean test before they could compete.? Is this his first test this close to the fight since suspension was lifted..? Fishy Fishy.. I’ve always said, when someone paying your paycheck, they make the decision on who gets busted https://t.co/lGkl3Pp6Ni
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) December 24, 2018
Anyone know a good travel agent? #UFC232 asking for #CyborgNation pic.twitter.com/Nmk6sHxkuB
— Cris Cyborg #CyborgNation (@criscyborg) December 24, 2018
My supps are made in USA. I have a great supplement sponsor @HPNSupps which uses only the best ingredients & is 3rd party tested to be certified safe for sport. Jon Jones is a fucking champion & millionaire, any "tainted" supplement isnt an excuse or an accident at this point. ♂️ https://t.co/rtbJtlrpFi
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) December 24, 2018
I’ve always loved snow! I’m moving to Arizona where it’s apparently irresistible! #JonJones #UFC
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) December 23, 2018
17 picograms of ostarine got me 2 years.
— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) December 23, 2018
Can I have some of Jon Jones purse though as reimbursement to the family that I have flying down to Vegas and the hotels booked ? @ufc
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 24, 2018
Unbelievable n totally not unbelievable. It's not hard to be a clean athlete. A fun week of media ahead for sure. Don't waste ur time with this guy champ champ @dc_mma. Cash out with the other juicer n enjoy the good life. The cleanest n most dominant team in history #AKA @akajav pic.twitter.com/QAdkfNAN1D
— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) December 24, 2018
So....... #UFC232 huh
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) December 23, 2018
What the fuck just happened!? #UFC232
— Austin Arnett (@AustinArnettMMA) December 24, 2018
I pray that the turn of events doesn’t effect the other fighters weight-cuts. #UFC232
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) December 24, 2018
♂️ ♂️ ♂️ https://t.co/z8TDllIOEV
— Krzysztof Jotko (@JotkoMMA) December 23, 2018
Or maybe a fighter on the card that had to find out through the internet... https://t.co/qNmwMdFSlN
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) December 23, 2018
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) December 24, 2018
I can’t imagine moving this entire event. All the flights, hotel rooms, fans, media that have already been arranged....crazy https://t.co/c39JLnfY42
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) December 24, 2018
Why am I not surprised... pic.twitter.com/JTmmDOXFsc
— Anthony Smith (@lionheartsmith) December 24, 2018
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