Jon Jones is getting louder.
After reports broke that it’s looking increasingly likely that Jones ingested banned substances unknowingly via tainted supplements, the former light heavyweight champion took to his social media to issue an impassioned rant about performance enhancing drugs.
That's right light heavyweight division, this means I got in that ass fair and square. I heard your interviews.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
Steroids didn't give me the believe that I am the baddest fm on this planet
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
It didn't give me the heart to pull off victories in the last minutes of championship fights.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
Steroids will never give you a high IQ of the game. It won't increase your awareness or your timing.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
It won't make you more technical
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
It didn't give me the idea to set my mind to a goal, to follow my dreams and bust my ass every day in the gym.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
I know that I've earned every inch of my success, every match ever won
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
I know that I have something extremely powerful inside of me, I have the power to achieve anything I set my mind to.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016
Jones is currently going through the arbitration process with USADA, and it’s likely that he’ll receive a reduced sentence in a similar fashion to Yoel Romero, who was given a six month suspension for getting banned substances in his system in a similar fashion.
While Jones might get past his USADA hearing with relative ease, he then has to appear in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission — who aren’t exactly known for their leniency.
