Explained: Jon Jones and the drug test scandal

[Judo Thai Boxer]

Saw this posted on Reddit MMA and, seeing some of the clueless idiots posting in here today, I'd recommend people give it a read:

http://www.subjectmma.com/explained-jon-jones-drug-test-scandal/

Basically states that the low testosterone levels indicate that he could have possibly been cycling off PED's AND that the rising testosterone and epitestosterone ratios were likely used to mask the PED use and keep him in the NSAC's 6:1 TE ratio.

Apparently his testosterone levels increased by 4.4x and his epitestosterone by 2.7x and this is very likely due to PED use, the only way to know for sure is by carbon isotope testing. We'll see if the NSAC or UFC actually decides to do the testing.

There's a lot more to it and I'd advise people to read it.

 

[FallonFoxGOAT]

I don't know if I can read it given the very first sentence.

Disclaimer: I do not claim any content in this article to be factual.

 

[Hades86]

Damn. Crazy how all his is unraveling.

 

[GordonMMARamsey]

Have any of his previous tests from the Glover/Gus/Sonnen/Belfort fights been posted? It would be interesting to see if his levels are anything like the lhese.

 

[RoninJin]

Jones ain't the god we are expect him to be

 

[Gatts]

I don't know if I can read it given the very first sentence.

It should be the default sig for half this board.
It gave the article more credence to be honest...

 

[TheScorpionDude]

Great article. Very good job sir.

 

[Non]

...his career will go in a tailspin. I'm looking to rid MMA of Jon Jones.

DC hit up that bayou voodoo

 

[Neb]

The only thing which has been proven so far that he used Coca

 

[Rozko]

I don't know if I can read it given the very first sentence.

He doing what he can to cover his ass from a slander/libel lawsuit and trying to get the NSAC to run more tests.

 

[MaTaLa]

Nice lead in for the article. Proves it passes sherdog standards for a source.

Disclaimer: I do not claim any content in this article to be factual. I’ve written this article for entertainment purposes, based on my findings online, but I take no responsibility for the reliability of the information within this article.

 

[JDragon]

Wow. How is this not front page news?

Also see http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/7...petition-drug-tests-all-show-abnormal-hormone

 

[HelloJapan]

The only thing which has been proven so far that he used Coca

 

[Credo]

Great read, thanx!

 

[kflo]

Jones ain't the god we are expect him to be

he's the god sherdog needs.

 

[Fergelmince]

looking forward to this article simply reduced to being written by a "hater." The T/E ratios have been released in the report that is publicly available, so not only is the PED use (sorry, cocaine is an "in-competition" PED, just ask Lawrence Taylor) a fact, the highly bizarre T/E ratios are fact as well.

 

[kflo]

looking forward to this article simply reduced to being written by a "hater." The T/E ratios have been released in the report that is publicly available, so not only is the PED use (sorry, cocaine is an "in-competition" PED, just ask Lawrence Taylor) a fact, the highly bizarre T/E ratios are fact as well.

the t/e ratios is a story. trying to argue cocaine is a ped used a month before a fight is not. it he failed post-fight that would be a different story. not dec 4. point to lt, while there are scores of careers that were derailed by cocaine.

 

[gspfedkobe24]

Jon isn't trippin at all....

 

[Fergelmince]

the t/e ratios is a story. trying to argue cocaine is a ped used a month before a fight is not. it he failed post-fight that would be a different story. not dec 4.

it's listed on the WADA website as a ped. Trying to argue out-of-competition is petty.

 

[taurus]

His T/E ratio is odd, but nothing has been proven yet, so untill something is proven he is innocent of PED use.

Not on this board. Even if a fighter is caught with a needle sticking out of him, there's going to be members saying "Not caught" or call BS. Because reasons...

Eh, try highly odd...did you even read the article? It's clear they want to focus on the cocaine result and side step the T/E issue, the coke issue is more manageable (he has a problem, he went to rehab, etc). Where as they know they can do a CIR and deal with the other (and much more glaring) issue.

bingo. Basic damage control. Jones can emerge from the coke scandal like a phoenix, play the victim/"i'm only human" card, while TRT would be harder to defend, bcs they slapped Belfort around bcs of it.