Jon Jones Issues Statement On One Year Anniversary Of UFC 214

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defeated current two division UFC champion Daniel Cormier to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 214.

Things would take a turn for the worse for Jones shortly after the fight, as Jones would fail a drug test for the second time, with the second being in line with UFC 214. The failed drug test would overturn the result of the bout to a no contest and the title would be given back to DC.

Jones is still awaiting to find out what his punishment is going to be from USADA, which could be up to four years.

The former light heavyweight champion would post the following on Instagram on the one year anniversary of the UFC 214 event:

 

Time has a way of putting things into perspective. One year ago today I knocked out Daniel Cormier to reclaim my light heavyweight title. It was the culmination of all the sacrifice and hard work put in on the road back to where I truly know I belong. That’s at the top…the only place I’ve ever dreamed of being. Turns out it wasn’t a forever moment but a fleeting one as two weeks later I find out on TMZ of all places my title has been stripped and I’m suspended once again. To go from the spotlight to darkness, and have everything taken away from me again was a hardship the public will never truly understand. It bent me but did not break me and I had to learn to fight in a different way. I’ve spent the last year living right and getting healthy, but much of that work was spent correcting and repairing my mental space. Call it weakness if you will but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track. I’ll be back, and when I am it will be a more complete version than the world has ever seen. You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. The struggles don’t define you. It’s how you handle them that determines who you are. Be good, enjoy the day and God bless.

A post shared by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Jul 29, 2018 at 11:48am PDT