Pros react to USADA’s decision to give Jon Jones a 15-month suspension

Bloody Elbow 2.0 | Anton Tabuena

After over a year of indecision from USADA about what to do with Jon Jones, the organization finally came up with an answer today – a 15-month suspension, which means the former champ is eligible to return on October 28th. As expected, there were a wide range of reactions from fighters and other people in the MMA business.

Here was USADA’s tweet about it:

Independent Arbitrator Imposes 15-Month Sanction for Jon Jones After Second Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy https://t.co/PVQqThZTHR pic.twitter.com/cuW4GYfWIv

— USADA | UFC Anti-Doping Program (@USADA_UFC) September 19, 2018

And here are a bunch of reactions:

Now I understand #usada is n.1 bullshit people.
To much politics.

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 20, 2018

No shade to JJ but no one is surprised by this arbitrary decision , USADA is steadily losing respect in the fight community to the point of questioning why they even exist https://t.co/AhVmwBvBEr

— Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) September 20, 2018

The of arbitration! #freedbone$ https://t.co/5h36zo1PHv

— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) September 20, 2018

Felicidades @JonnyBones !! Happy for you bro! #iluhju https://t.co/xxncwTyKDP

— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) September 20, 2018

You ever hear people say “MMA is fake” or “UFC is fixed”? This Jon Jones shit is what they mean, it’s not the outcomes but the idea of “sport” itself that is fixed. Money rules all. What a fucking joke

— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) September 19, 2018

FUCK USAD This shit is fake

— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) September 20, 2018

Congrats @JonnyBones #comebackseason #realisback https://t.co/PmTmQwCRla

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) September 20, 2018

Welcome back @JonnyBones and hey mthafkas don’t say I didn’t tell you so…!! #ufc230 https://t.co/FIHfFHszVf

— Damien Brown (@beatdown155) September 20, 2018