Spiked Jones! Jon Jones Removed From UFC 200 For FAILED Drug Test!

Did we tell ya? Did we tell ya? We've called him fake. We said he hasn't learned a single lesson from his long list of transgressions. Now, a couple of days away from UFC 200, USADA has informed the world that Jon Jones FAILED an out-of-competition test from June 16th. Jon Jones has now been pulled out of the UFC 200 card!

USADA Statement:

The UFC organization was notified tonight that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 16, 2016. 

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. 

However, because Jones was scheduled to compete against Daniel Cormier this coming Saturday, July 9 in Las Vegas, there is insufficient time for a full review before the scheduled bout and therefore the fight has been removed from the fight card. As a result, the three-round heavyweight bout between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will become the UFC 200 main event.

Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information or UFC statements will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

It is likely too late for the UFC to find a replacement for undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier who was professional and gracious (as always) with the bad news.

"To hear something like this is very sad from a competitive and financial standpoint. I don’t know exactly to explain how I’m feeling right now." said Cormier. "I’m just very disappointed, I’ve worked really hard to prepare for this. You take care of what you can take care of and that’s what I did. More than anything, I’m really disappointed. This chapter in my life had been dragging me and it’s made me ugly, I have to move forward and start to clear my mind in regards to him."

"I’m just here to fight and try to be an example for kids to look up to," he said. "If you do the right thing and be nice to people and care about people, people will care about you. I’ve made my mistakes, I’m trying to do things the best way that I can."