SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The final stage of Jon Jones' doping case with USADA is complete. Now, all he can do is wait.
Jones had his defense heard before three arbitrators Monday at a law office here in a nearly 10-hour session. The interim UFC light heavyweight champion's legal team has requested an expedited decision, with the hopes it will come back before Jones' Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) disciplinary hearing Nov. 10. It marked the first time a UFC athlete has gone to arbitration with USADA.
Jones, 29, is facing a one-year suspension from USADA, the UFC's anti-doping partner, after testing positive for anti-estrogen agents clomiphene and Letrozol in an out-of-competition drug test, stemming from a sample taken June 16.