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With UFC Future Unclear, Brock Lesnar Remains Subject To USADA Testing

After five years away from the Octagon, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made his highly-anticipated return to action in the co-main event of last weekend’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Lesnar put on an impressive performance, scoring a somewhat dominant decision victory over legendary knockout artist Mark “The Super Samoan”

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After five years away from the Octagon, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made his highly-anticipated return to action in the co-main event of last weekend’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Lesnar put on an impressive performance, scoring a somewhat dominant decision victory over legendary knockout artist Mark “The Super Samoan” Hunt.

Despite launching himself back into the heavyweight top 10, Lesnar’s future with the UFC is currently unclear. At the UFC 200 post-fight press conference, “The Beast” left the door wide open for an Octagon return, but he’s also still under contract with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). In fact, he’ll be competing for the professional wrestling organization later this summer at Summerslam.

Along with his WWE contract, however, Lesnar is indeed still under contract with the UFC according to a report from MMAFighting.com. With that being said, “The Beast” remains subject to USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) drug testing per company spokesperson Ryan Madden:

“To my knowledge, Brock Lesnar has not notified USADA of his retirement from the UFC,” Madden said. “Therefore, he remains subject to USADA testing and the UFC anti-doping policy.”

Prior to his bout with Hunt, Lesnar drew some criticism regarding drug testing, as he was granted an exception by the UFC. Typically when a fighter is making a return, he or she is subject to four months of drug testing before he or she can compete. Lesnar, however, announced his return just weeks before UFC 200 and was excused from this rule.

Despite the criticism, however, “The Beast” has never failed a drug test. His physique is simply unlike that of many others which has caused the masses to speculate on this matter. In the end, however, it appears as if Lesnar competing in the UFC again could be very possible.

If he indeed decides to stick around, who would you like to see the former champion face off with next?

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Jon Jones Set To Go Before NSAC On July 18

In reality, we still know very little about the situation regarding troubled former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. To sum it up, the Jackson-Wink product was notified by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) of a potential anti-doping violation last Wednesday (July 6, 2016) and subsequently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9,

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In reality, we still know very little about the situation regarding troubled former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. To sum it up, the Jackson-Wink product was notified by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) of a potential anti-doping violation last Wednesday (July 6, 2016) and subsequently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9, 2016) headliner with Daniel Cormier just days’ prior to the event.

Now days after the monumental UFC 200 card, we have yet to be made aware of what exactly Jones tested positive for and what the future may hold for him in terms of consequences. “Bones” will, however, meet with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) next week at a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2016.

MMAFighting.com’s Shaun Al-Shatti broke the news via his official Twitter account, indicating that the NSAC will hold a ‘hearing on extension of temporary suspension’ for Jones, although he doesn’t expect much more to take place:

Perhaps we’ll have to wait longer to find out more details regarding Jones, but at least the process is moving along in a timely fashion. What outcome are you expecting for the former pound-for-pound king?

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Manager Says Jon Jones Missed Out On ‘Eight Figure Payday’

Jon Jones was prepared for the biggest fight of his life and he was scheduled to compete in that opposite bitter rival and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of this past Saturday’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the fight never came to fruition, as Jones was

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Jon Jones was prepared for the biggest fight of his life and he was scheduled to compete in that opposite bitter rival and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of this past Saturday’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the fight never came to fruition, as Jones was pulled from the scrap after being notified of a potential anti-doping violation just days prior to the event.

“Bones” held a press conference the morning (July 7, 2016) after the news was announced, but his team hasn’t said much regarding the finer details of the situation. His manager Malki Kawa did, however, appear on yesterday’s (July 11, 2016) edition of the MMA Hour to discuss the scenario.

As for how the process of informing Jones of the news went, Kawa could only describe it as ‘heartbreaking’:

“It was heartbreaking,” Kawa said Monday on The MMA Hour. “It was really heartbreaking, because you tell him this and he’s looking at me like, ‘what are you talking about?’ He thought that it couldn’t be for real. This can’t happening. The team thought the same thing.

“Everybody was just excited, we’re going through fight week, things are going as planned, everything is great, the weight cut is awesome, he’s in great spirits, the team is fired up, everybody is around him, we’re doing our thing, and basically I walk out into the hallway and have to break the news t everybody that we’re not fighting. It went from excitement to as if I told somebody that somebody died. It was that quiet.”

Set to headline the biggest card in promotional and possibly sport history, Jones clearly missed out on a massive opportunity, specifically financially as Kawa claimed that “Bones” was going to take in an ‘eight figure payday’:

“You’re talking about an eight-figure payday,” Kawa said. “Eight figures. Conor (McGregor) can talk about whatever he gets and all of that, Jon is by far the highest paid guy in the UFC, and the numbers that were shown that day for everybody from Brock (Lesnar) and the way down, Jon was making more than all of that. So for me, we lost out on an eight-figure payday, including myself. I wasn’t going to make eight figures, but I was going to get a percentage of that. The team was going to get a percentage of that. If you think that by any chance I’m going to sit here and be like, ‘hey man, take this supplement,’ then I’m just as stupid as the people who think that I’m an enabler.”

As far as why Jones’ team has yet to reveal what he tested positive for, Kawa explained that he would like to work out his plan before saying much more. He also once again defended his client:

“I want to explain to everybody why I don’t disclose anything about it,” Kawa said. “It’s not that we’re trying to hide anything or that we’re not trying to get ahead of it and tell people what it is. I’m going to stand by our comments at the press conference. Jon, at no point in time, was a cheater, has never cheated, has never taken any substance that he knowingly knew of that was on the banned list. The same thing I did with Yoel Romero. You remember I came on your show, I said ‘hey guys, look, he didn’t cheat, we have an idea of where this thing could’ve possibly come from,’ and that’s only because we get notified.”

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news regarding the former light heavyweight champion unfolds.

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Manager Says Jon Jones Missed Out On ‘Eight Figure Payday’

Jon Jones was prepared for the biggest fight of his life and he was scheduled to compete in that opposite bitter rival and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of this past Saturday’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the fight never came to fruition, as Jones was

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Jon Jones was prepared for the biggest fight of his life and he was scheduled to compete in that opposite bitter rival and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of this past Saturday’s (July 9, 2016) UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the fight never came to fruition, as Jones was pulled from the scrap after being notified of a potential anti-doping violation just days prior to the event.

“Bones” held a press conference the morning (July 7, 2016) after the news was announced, but his team hasn’t said much regarding the finer details of the situation. His manager Malki Kawa did, however, appear on yesterday’s (July 11, 2016) edition of the MMA Hour to discuss the scenario.

As for how the process of informing Jones of the news went, Kawa could only describe it as ‘heartbreaking’:

“It was heartbreaking,” Kawa said Monday on The MMA Hour. “It was really heartbreaking, because you tell him this and he’s looking at me like, ‘what are you talking about?’ He thought that it couldn’t be for real. This can’t happening. The team thought the same thing.

“Everybody was just excited, we’re going through fight week, things are going as planned, everything is great, the weight cut is awesome, he’s in great spirits, the team is fired up, everybody is around him, we’re doing our thing, and basically I walk out into the hallway and have to break the news t everybody that we’re not fighting. It went from excitement to as if I told somebody that somebody died. It was that quiet.”

Set to headline the biggest card in promotional and possibly sport history, Jones clearly missed out on a massive opportunity, specifically financially as Kawa claimed that “Bones” was going to take in an ‘eight figure payday’:

“You’re talking about an eight-figure payday,” Kawa said. “Eight figures. Conor (McGregor) can talk about whatever he gets and all of that, Jon is by far the highest paid guy in the UFC, and the numbers that were shown that day for everybody from Brock (Lesnar) and the way down, Jon was making more than all of that. So for me, we lost out on an eight-figure payday, including myself. I wasn’t going to make eight figures, but I was going to get a percentage of that. The team was going to get a percentage of that. If you think that by any chance I’m going to sit here and be like, ‘hey man, take this supplement,’ then I’m just as stupid as the people who think that I’m an enabler.”

As far as why Jones’ team has yet to reveal what he tested positive for, Kawa explained that he would like to work out his plan before saying much more. He also once again defended his client:

“I want to explain to everybody why I don’t disclose anything about it,” Kawa said. “It’s not that we’re trying to hide anything or that we’re not trying to get ahead of it and tell people what it is. I’m going to stand by our comments at the press conference. Jon, at no point in time, was a cheater, has never cheated, has never taken any substance that he knowingly knew of that was on the banned list. The same thing I did with Yoel Romero. You remember I came on your show, I said ‘hey guys, look, he didn’t cheat, we have an idea of where this thing could’ve possibly come from,’ and that’s only because we get notified.”

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news regarding the former light heavyweight champion unfolds.

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Chael Sonnen Reveals What Jon Jones Tested Positive For

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tossed the mixed martial arts world into an uproar last week. Just days prior to his scheduled UFC 200 main event title rematch with Daniel Cormier, Jones was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency). “Bones” was subsequently pulled from his fight. Holding

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tossed the mixed martial arts world into an uproar last week. Just days prior to his scheduled UFC 200 main event title rematch with Daniel Cormier, Jones was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency). “Bones” was subsequently pulled from his fight.

Holding a press conference early Thursday morning (July 7, 2016) in Las Vegas to address the news, Jones denied knowingly taking any performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs). Despite his apology, however, there was just one major detail missing: “Bones”, nor his management, revealed what he had tested positive for.

Former Jones foe and fighter turned analyst Chael Sonnen claims to have the answer to that question, however. Check out what “The American Gangster” had to say regarding the situation on today’s (July 11, 2016) edition of The Joe Rogan Experience below:

“This doesn’t make Jon innocent at all. Jon is guilty,” Sonnen said. “The only card that he had to play is what did you test positive for, and they refused to reveal it. He tested positive for some estrogen blockers,” Sonnen said.

“He tested positive for two estrogen blockers, there I revealed it. Aren’t we creating some news?”

There has been no confirmation of these claims by the UFC, USADA, or Jones’ team, but this is the most information we have at this moment. Piggybacking off of Sonnen’s claims, Rogan added that estrogen blockers are usually used by people cycling off of steroids, a statement that “The American Gangster” confirmed:

“Estrogen blockers are usually when people are getting off of steroids,” Rogan said. Sonnen then went on to confirm.

“Correct, when you’re coming off of a cycle,” said Sonnen. “Guys don’t want estrogen so you take the blocker to block that. That’s a way they can catch you after the fact.”

Once again, this all just speculation as of now, but what do you make of Sonnen’s comments?

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UFC Rankings Update: Jon Jones Loses Top P4P Spot

The UFC went through some hectic times last week. The last seven days have featured three fight cards, one major drug test failure, and the changing of hands of two titles. In terms of fights, the week was capped off by the monumental UFC 200 card (July 9, 2016), but the action hasn’t stopped as

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The UFC went through some hectic times last week. The last seven days have featured three fight cards, one major drug test failure, and the changing of hands of two titles. In terms of fights, the week was capped off by the monumental UFC 200 card (July 9, 2016), but the action hasn’t stopped as it was announced earlier today (July 11, 2016) that the promotion had actually been sold for a record setting $4 billion.

Throughout all the chaos, however, the show must go on, and the latest UFC rankings update has been released with some key changes. Most notably, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, a man many consider to be the greatest fighter of all-time, has lost his spot atop the pound-for-pound list.

Late last week, it was announced that Jones had been flagged by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) for a possible anti-doping violation. He was then forced out of his scheduled UFC 200 main event bout with Daniel Cormier just days prior. Jones now sits at No. 3 on the list and has been replaced by dominant flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.

Also, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who made his return to action after nearly five years away from the Octagon by beating Mark Hunt at UFC 200, has entered the rankings. “The Beast” now sits at No. 8.

Check out the full rankings courtesy of UFC.com below:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson +1
2 Dominick Cruz  +1
3 Jon Jones -2
4 Robbie Lawler
5 Conor McGregor +1
6 Daniel Cormier +1
7 Jose Aldo +1
8 Jose Aldo Eddie Alvarez *NR
9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk +3
10 Stipe Miocic +1
11 Michael Bisping -2
12 Luke Rockhold +1
13 Rafael dos Anjos -8
14 Frankie Edgar -4
15 T.J. Dillashaw *NR

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Zach Makovsky  +1
7 Wilson Reis +1
8 Ali Bagautinov +1
9 John Moraga -3
10 Dustin Ortiz
11 Justin Scoggins
12 Louis Smolka
13 Matheus Nicolau *NR
14 Ray Borg -1
15 Sergio Pettis -1

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 Michael McDonald
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Cody Garbrandt
8 John Lineker
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Johnny Eduardo +1
13 Frankie Saenz -1
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Darren Elkins
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael dos Anjos -2
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz +1
5 Donald Cerrone -1
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier +1
9 Michael Chiesa -1
10 Michael Johnson -2
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks *NR
13 Al Iaquinta -1
14 Rashid Magomedov
15 Evan Dunham -2

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Robbie Lawler
1 Stephen Thompson
2 Rory MacDonald
3 Demian Maia
3 Tyron Woodley -1
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum +1
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks -2
9 Matt Brown -1
10 Rick Story -1
11 Dong Hyun Kim -1
12 Gunnar Nelson -1
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi +1
8 Lyoto Machida -1
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Brock Lesnar *NR
9 Mark Hunt -1
10 Josh Barnett -1
11 Derrick Lewis +1
12 Roy Nelson -2
13 Frank Mir -2
14 Stefan Struve -1
15 Ruslan Magomedov -1

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Maryna Moroz
9 Valerie Letourneau
10 Paige VanZant
11 Michelle Waterson
12 Jessica Penne
13 Randa Markos
14 Jessica Aguilar
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate -1
2 Holly Holm -1
3 Ronda Rousey -1
4 Julianna Pena +1
5 Cat Zingano -2
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Lauren Murphy
14 Marion Reneau +1
15 Ashlee Evans-Smith –

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