Related case:
UFC 2016 Jon Jones vs USADA
November 6, 2016
In August 2017 the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has reported second anti-doping rule violation against the American MMA Athlete Jon Jones after he tested positive for the prohibited M3 metabolite in an extremely low concentration.
Previously the Athlete had served a 1 year period of ineligibility until 5 July 2017 related to the use of a contaminated product.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete's competitive results of a bout were disqualified, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) revoked his license and fined him in February 2018.
USADA requested the Panel to impose a reducted sanction on the Athlete for his second violation due the substantial assistance he provided in this case.
The Athlete could not explain how the substance had entered his system and explained that after the first violation he took a number of steps to avoid consuming any supplement that could be contaminated with a prohibited substance. He identified 14 supplements he had used but no prohibited substance was listed on the labels of these product and analysis revealed no prohibited substances.
The Arbitrator concludes that the violation was not intentional nor could the found substance have enhanced the Athlete's performance. The Arbitrator establish that the Athlete bears some degree of fault and that there are ground for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the UFC Arbitration Panel decides on 13 September 2018 to impose a 15 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 28 July 2017.
