The announcement came just days after Jones defeated Daniel Cormier on Saturday in the main event of UFC 182 at the MGM Grand Garden in a five-round decision that left many considering him as the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time.
But in a random drug test given to him on Dec. 4 by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Jones tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite in cocaine.
The Nevada commission follows the World Anti-Doping Agency code and benzoylecgonine is not banned out-of-competition. As a result, the commission was unable to penalize Jones or prevent him from fighting despite knowing of the positive test.
It conducted a follow-up test later in December that Jones passed. Yahoo Sports was unable to get the exact date of the second test that Jones passed.
Jones released a statement to Yahoo Sports through his attorney acknowledging his problem.
"With the support of my family, I have entered into a drug treatment facility," Jones said in a statement to Yahoo. "I want to apologize to my fiancée, my children, as well as my mother, father, and brothers for the mistake that I made. I also want to apologize to the UFC, my coaches, my sponsors and equally important to my fans. I am taking this treatment program very seriously. Therefore, at this time my family and I would appreciate privacy."
Relevant - http://www.mmaweekly.com/melvin-guillard-suspended-for-8-months-by-nsac-2
This guy, was popped for the SAME drug, suspended for 8 months. I really hope the UFC doesn't let Jones skate by because he's one of their major stars. But knowing $ walks, he'll get a slap on the wrist.
Jones, keep setting a fine example for your young fans.
how'd they do that?
Not sure if it directly relates to his statement, but no bars around here play the pay per views at all anymore. I was trying to look for a place to watch this past fight but no one bothered having it.
On the evening of May 8, 2010, Juan Castillo walked up to Plaza Mexico Bar & Grill in a strip mall in Laredo, Tex., paid the $5 cover, then went inside and ordered a Coors Light. He began watching the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout between Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley. In the 25 minutes Castillo was in the restaurant, he counted 80 patrons enjoying the action, including Koscheck getting kicked in the eye during the mixed martial arts fight. He also took three photographs to chronicle his visit.
That description by Castillo in court documents led to a federal court order for Plaza Mexico to turn over $32,500 to the UFC’s sales agent for not paying the $1,100 commercial fee to show the pay-per-view event. Promoters such as Joe Hand Promotions, UFC’s exclusive commercial pay-per-view licensee in the U.S., the UFC itself, and J&J Sports Productions, which promotes boxing matches, have filed thousands of suits against bars, restaurants, and other U.S. businesses to punish such video “pirates,” claiming they and residential cheaters cost them millions of dollars in lost revenue. Many suits are based on the work of undercover investigators armed with cameras. “These types of lawsuits are part of our comprehensive antipiracy efforts,” says Lawrence Epstein, general counsel for Las Vegas-based Zuffa, which owns Ultimate Fighting Championship.
You don't follow fighting much if you think 8 months isn't much. 8 months for someone that fights 1-4 times a year can be a big deal. Yes some fighters get injured and don't fight in a years time, barring injuries (and TUF) 2 times is usually the bare minimum amount of times fighters fight a year.An 8 month suspensions doesn't mean much, since that wouldn't be an unusual amount of time to have off between fights. It's like the 5-game suspension for starting pitchers in baseball. Big deal, their next start gets pushed back a day.
That description by Castillo in court documents led to a federal court order for Plaza Mexico to turn over $32,500 to the UFC’s sales agent for not paying the $1,100 commercial fee to show the pay-per-view event. Promoters such as Joe Hand Promotions, UFC’s exclusive commercial pay-per-view licensee in the U.S., the UFC itself, and J&J Sports Productions, which promotes boxing matches, have filed thousands of suits against bars, restaurants, and other U.S. businesses to punish such video “pirates,” claiming they and residential cheaters cost them millions of dollars in lost revenue. Many suits are based on the work of undercover investigators armed with cameras. “These types of lawsuits are part of our comprehensive antipiracy efforts,” says Lawrence Epstein,
probably because they want obscene amounts for businesses to show it, have "secret shoppers" to find non-compliant businesses, and then sue said non-compliant businesses. I assumed Woosta meant the AFFLICTED / casino sponsors.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-12/pay-per-view-wrestles-with-bar-owners
What's the point of making shitloads of money by beating people up if you can't celebrate with a little blow?
“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy. I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.”
Or as in a lot of cases, they are already or close to capacity, so why pay more to buy a PPV when it's not going to bring much more revenue in?
"I am aware of Jon's test, and if there is anything to say it is this: there are a lot of people you impact, so please let's get it together. Good luck on your rehab!"
You don't follow fighting much if you think 8 months isn't much. 8 months for someone that fights 1-4 times a year can be a big deal. Yes some fighters get injured and don't fight in a years time, barring injuries (and TUF) 2 times is usually the bare minimum amount of times fighters fight a year.
The problem is the UFC has already set a precedence on drug users and we have the exact same drug for a UFC fighter. Now they are praising their $$ guy for checking himself into rehab, mean while in our backwards legal system fighters smoke weed get suspended for a year or get DQ's and lose their purse money.