Jon Jones popped by USADA; Out of UFC 200

[Teagz]

 
 
Jon Jones will not compete at UFC 200. 

The UFC interim light heavyweight title was pulled from his main-event matchup opposite Daniel Cormier Wednesday evening following a potential anti-doping policy violation. 

“The UFC organization was notified tonight that the US Anti-Doping Agency has informed Jon Jones of a potential anti-doping policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 16, 2016,” said UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitsky during a press conference in Las Vegas. 

The night’s previous co-main event between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will now headline the UFC 200 fight card, according to an announcement made by UFC President Dana White during the press conference. 

Additional information—including the nature of the flagged substance or a replacement opponent for Cormier—was not made immediately available during the press conference. But a clearly depressed Cormier said that it's hard for him to look towards the future, and that he feud with Jones has dragged him down and made him ugly. 

"I have to move forward," Cormier said. 

White said the organization was seeking a replacement opponent for Cormier, either at light heavyweight or heavyweight. 

 

 

[Foreman]

this is huge

 

[Foreman]

makes the Connor/Diaz thing even bigger since Dana should've had them headlining this card

 

[Teagz]

This has to be PEDs. No way they pull him for popping for coke again.
 
 
I bet they're secretly regretting this whole independent testing thing now too. They just fucked up their biggest card ever. 

 

[Foreman]

This has to be PEDs. No way they pull him for popping for coke again.
 
 
I bet they're secretly regretting this whole independent testing thing now too. They just fucked up their biggest card ever. 

Who's getting moved into the main card now?

 

[Teagz]

Depends if they can find another fight for DC. If they can't, I bet it'll be Hendricks/Gastelum or Dillashaw/Assuncao.

 

[buzzy]

Will this fucking fight ever happen

 

[Teagz]

Will this fucking fight ever happen

Probably not. I read a rumor that Jon might get a two year suspension for this.

 

[Senators26]

What an idiot. Imagine if they never got Brock for 200. Their biggest PPV yet would have been a total bust.

 

[Steez]

Brock should not be headlining anyways. What a fucking joke of a guy that is anyways. Aldo/Edgar would be best.
 
But I can't even explain how disappointed I am. Fucking love Bones, but he's a goddamn idiot. I've never been this hype for a fight, because of my love for Jones, but also how much I hate that fat fuck DC and wanted to see him get knocked out by Jones. Dude wouldn't even dream of touching a belt if Jones wasn't such a fuck up.
 
This sucks. Plain and simple. 200 is a bust for me now honestly.

 

[Pugz]

brock and hunt are the main, stupid.

fuck bones. was just saying how hes 10 months sober. this is probably some sort of ped.

throw the book at him. this fucking sucks.

 

[elcheato]

This is really on Dana White. He let his pride get in the way of putting McGregor back on the card, and then he trusted a guy who probably should not have been trusted to be in the main event. 

 

[Foreman]

A few hours before this broke, I was just thinking about how nice it was to finally have a card where someone didn't pull out and then this happens

 

[Pugz]

A few hours before this broke, I was just thinking about how nice it was to finally have a card where someone didn't pull out and then this happens

i was telling my gf that before bed

 

[47th oG]

Who's getting moved into the main card now?

Lesnar vs Hunt

 

[Senators26]

Report out of Brazil says Anderson Silva will take on Cormier in a non-title fight. However Helwani reports that while it's been discussed, it's news to the Cormier team.

 

[Foreman]

Lesnar vs Hunt

That's main event, I was talking about if Cormier dropped off the card too

 

[Pugz]

dana says dc WILL have a fight

 

[cruzg24]

Man fuck this shit, its a good thing I didnt buy the ppv for this crap.

Damn UFC 200 was supposed to be epic and now its garbage.