MMA

Jon Jones Goes Off On Twitter About Steroid Use

Sean Ross SappOctober 25, 2016, 7:49 pm

To say Jon Jones is a little emotional about his current situation is an understatement.

Jon Jones is awaiting a November hearing in regards to a failed out-of-competition drug test that took him out of a planned UFC 200 main event with Daniel Cormier. Since then, Jones has told us that he has 'good news' in regards tio the situation, and his lawyer is claiming that USADA has tested a product that the banned substances in question originated from. Because of this, Jones is aiming for a reduced suspension.

Jones, who has faced his share of criticism in regards to his past (DUIs, arrests, multiple failed drug tests, hit-and-run incidents) sounded off on Twitter, targeting those who say he 'used steroids to get ahead.'

Steroids didn't give me the believe that I am the baddest fm on this planet

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016

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

I know that I've earned every inch of my success, every match ever won

— 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

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 didn't give me the heart to pull off victories in the last minutes of championship fights.

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016

Earning this high place in sports gives me the confidence and courage to know that I can do the same in my life

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 24, 2016

Knowing this helps me not worry when times get rough, I am more than a conqueror. I have what it takes to win

— 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 tested positive for clomiphene from a June out-of-competition test. The dominant fighter remains the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion despite the situation. Meanwhile, Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, who Jones was scheduled to face in July, will defend his title against Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at UFC 206 in Toronto this December.