Demetrious Johnson isn’t about to dismiss Jon Jones’ total legacy over a picogram.
In August 2017, Jones was flagged for a possible doping violation by USADA, the UFC’s former drug-testing accomplice. After each of his A and B samples examined optimistic for the anabolic steroid Turinabol, ‘Bones’ third-round knockout over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 was overturned and dominated a no-contest. Jones was additionally dealing with a big four-year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Fee.
Nonetheless, the NSAC opted to scale back the suspension to 18 months after USADA CEO Travis Tygart decided that Jones had not deliberately cheated.
Three years later, the UFC’s senior VP of athlete well being and efficiency, Jeff Novitsky, revealed that the promotion would now not penalize fighters for having lower than 100 picograms of a performance-enhancing substance of their system.
Jones is alleged which have solely had 33 picograms of Turinabol in his system, properly beneath the authorized threshold as per the UFC’s revised guidelines.
Demetrious Johnson is ‘at all times defending’ jon jones
In recent times, Jones has desperately referred to as for his win over Cormier to be overturned as soon as once more, giving him credit score for the TKO. It may additionally go a good distance towards ending one of many largest arguments surrounding Jon Jones‘ bid for GOAT standing.
Talking with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson on the JAXXON Podcast, former UFC and ONE flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson supplied his tackle the picogram debate and whether or not or not it ought to have any bearing on ‘Bones’ standing as one of many biggest of all time.
“Right here’s the factor every time that I feel Jon Jones is without doubt one of the greatest to ever do it and every time I’ve this dialog with any individual they stated they at all times say ‘No, he’s not,’ and I used to be like, ‘Properly, you severe?’ and he goes, ‘Properly, why do you?’ Properly, you’re not going to you already know speak about his failed drug check and the picogram they usually’re like and I’m like, ‘Properly, I imply it was only a picogram,’” Johnson stated.
“He goes, ‘However it’s discrediting all the pieces you’ve accomplished, [everything] GSP’s accomplished. Everyone who’s by no means failed a drug check, proper?’ So then we have now this argument, and he goes, ‘So that you’re arguing about any individual who failed the drug check, you assume he’s the perfect, and I used to be like, ‘Yeah,’ then I sit there considering I used to be like, ‘Man, why do I at all times have to love, I’m at all times defending Jon Jones.’”
What’s your tackle the nice picogram debate?
