Jon Jones tests positive for banned substance

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On Tuesday, TMZ reported that UFC 214 champion Jon Jones tested positive for a banned substance.

The report has been confirmed by UFC.



https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/900162743944085504

On Tuesday evening, Jon Jones' manager Malki Kawa and his camp responded to the initial report:




On July 29th,  Jones defeated Daniel Cormier by third-round TKO in the main event of UFC 214 in Anaheim, California. It still has yet to be announced if Jones will be stripped of his title.

https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/888441810825228289

This is Jones' second failed drug test since July 2016.