Considering the circumstances, it was the one of the best outcomes possible for Jon Jones.
The former UFC light heavyweight champion was handed a 15-month suspension by an independent arbitrator for a failed drug test in relation to UFC 214 in July 2017, according to a statement released by USADA. Jones tested positive for the anabolic steroid Turinabol during an in-competition screening, which resulted in him being stripped of the light heavyweight belt and his TKO win over Daniel Cormier being overturned to a no contest.
According to the statement, Jones’ case was decided at an evidentiary hearing on Sept.