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UFC 200: Jon Jones lost '8-figure payday', will test supplements for banned substances

Jon Jones' camp is having his supplements tested for banned substances.

Brock Lesnar's disclosed salary at UFC 200 was the highest in the history of the promotion, but according to Jon Jones' manager, his client was supposed to earn higher than that. The light heavyweight champion failed his drug test, and not only did he lose a chance to regain his title, he also lost a massive payday.

"You're talking about an eight-figure payday," Malki Kawa told MMA Fighting (29 min mark). "Eight figures. Conor (McGregor) can talk about whatever he gets and all of that, Jon is by far the highest paid guy in the UFC, and the numbers that were shown that day for everybody from Brock (Lesnar) and the way down, Jon was making more than all of that.