Demetrious Johnson isn’t about to dismiss Jon Jones’ whole legacy over a picogram.
In August 2017, Jones was flagged for a possible doping violation by USADA, the UFC’s former drug-testing companion. 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 major four-year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Fee.
Nevertheless, the NSAC opted to cut 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 claimed which have solely had 33 picograms of Turinabol in his system, properly below the authorized threshold as per the UFC’s revised guidelines.
Demetrious Johnson is ‘always 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 might additionally go a great 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 provided his tackle the picogram debate and whether or not or not it ought to have any bearing on ‘Bones’ standing as one of many best of all time.
“Here’s the thing each time that I think Jon Jones is one of the best to ever do it and each time I have this conversation with somebody they said they always say ‘No, he’s not,’ and I was like, ‘Well, you serious?’ and he goes, ‘Well, why do you?’ Well, you’re not going to you know talk about his failed drug test and the picogram and they’re like and I’m like, ‘Well, I mean it was just a picogram,’” Johnson stated.
“He goes, ‘But it’s discrediting everything you’ve done, [everything] GSP’s done. Everybody who’s never failed a drug test, right?’ So then we have this argument, and he goes, ‘So you’re arguing about somebody who failed the drug test, you think he’s the best, and I was like, ‘Yeah,’ then I sit there thinking I was like, ‘Man, why do I always have to like, I’m always defending Jon Jones.’”
What’s your tackle the good picogram debate?
