MMAFighting broke the news Tuesday that Jon Jones has tested positive for a banned substance (turinabol) in an in-competition USADA test in relation to his fight with Daniel Cormier on July 29th at UFC 214. According to TMZ, Jones has been stripped of his light heavyweight title, with Cormier getting his belt back. UFC president Dana White told ESPN that a title handoff hasn’t been issued yet. If this suspension holds, Jones could be out for another two years.
Here’s a statement from the UFC:
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected following his weigh-in on July 28, 2017.USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Jones, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) also retains jurisdiction over this matter as the sample collection was performed the day before Jones’ bout at UFC 214 in Anaheim, CA, and USADA will work to ensure that the CSAC has the necessary information to determine its proper judgment of Jones’ potential anti-doping violation.”
Nick Hein off next week’s UFC Rotterdam card MMAjunkie reported that Nick Hein is out of his fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC Fight Night 115 event in Rotterdam next week due to an injury.
Hein (14-2) was slated to make his featherweight debut in the matchup and has won four of his last five fights. Magomedsharipov (12-1) is currently without an opponent and set to make his promotional debut. The Dagestani fighter is currently riding an eight-fight win streak. Stay tuned to MMAOddsBreaker.com to find out who his replacement opponent will be.
Here’s an updated look at the card…
Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov
Germaine de Randamie vs. Marion Reneau
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson
Bryan Barberena vs. Leon Edwards
Darren Till vs. Bojan Velickovic
Felipe Silva vs. Mairbek Taisumov
Mads Burnell vs. Michel Prazeres
Desmond Green vs. Rustam Khabilov
Francimar Barroso vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. opponent TBA
Abdul-Kerim Edilov vs. Bojan Mihajlovic
Court McGee vs. Sean Strickland scheduled for UFC Fight Night 120 UFC offcials announced that welterweights Court McGee and Sean Strickland will clash at UFC Fight Night 120 on November 11th in Norfolk, Va.
McGee (18-6) is coming off a unanimous-decision setback against Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night 103 in January, which dropped him to 2-2 in his last four fights. The 32-year-old former TUF winner will look to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since 2012.
Meanwhile, Strickland (18-2) is coming off a unanimous-decision loss Kamaru Usman at UFC 210, which snapped his three-fight win streak. “Tarzan” has gone 5-2 in the UFC since he joined the Las Vegas-based promotion in 2014.
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