Jon Jones test positive for cocaine

[Jack LaBarge]

[Kevin Gibbs]

To be fair it was outside of competition during a random test, there was no cocaine, nor cocaine metabolites in his body on the day of the fight. The athletic commission does not have any penalties for out of competition cocaine test.

[Royce Kim]

http://www.mmaweekly.com/melvin-guil...nths-by-nsac-2

Eeyyy, who remembers this?

[Kevin Gibbs]

http://www.mmaweekly.com/melvin-guil...nths-by-nsac-2

Eeyyy, who remembers this?

Also that was a post fight test, not a random drug test a month before the event. Not saying I like bones, but he used a recreational drug well in advance of the fight, and did not test positive on the day of the fight. It just so happens that cocaine leaves your system faster than marijuana. As it is though if he wasn't positive the day of it doesn't really mater.

[Aaron Gustaveson]

Also that was a post fight test, not a random drug test a month before the event. Not saying I like bones, but he used a recreational drug well in advance of the fight, and did not test positive on the day of the fight. It just so happens that cocaine leaves your system faster than marijuana. As it is though if he wasn't positive the day of it doesn't really mater.

Thats the thing, weed is in your systems so long that a positive test should not be seen as evidence that the fighter is under the influence at the time of the fight.

[Kevin Gibbs]

Thats the thing, weed is in your systems so long that a positive test should not be seen as evidence that the fighter is under the influence at the time of the fight.

Not denying that. But in this case it was a month ahead of time, if it was marijuana he was positive for on that random test the only difference would be that he wouldn't enter rehab because that would be ridiculous. Still no fine, no penalty. Diaz has claimed to smoke up to two weeks out for most fights, which means he got away with that pretty often. Add to that, the NSAC has since raised the threshold up to 150nanograms, in which case Diaz and Riddle would not have tested positive at the levels they had in their system. Most people could smoke up to a week out from the fight if they want, and be fine. For ufc 143 diaz tested at 25nanograms, the threshold at the time was 15nanograms.

[Aaron Gustaveson]

Damn Kevin, you really know the cannabis/UFC thing!

[NotReady]

“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy. I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.” -Jon Jones

[Kevin Gibbs]

“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy. I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.” -Jon Jones

That is gold!

[Pan]

“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy. I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.” -Jon Jones

Such a good guy