Jon Jones tested positive yet again. LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones will fight at UFC 235. But he’s not out of the woods as far as abnormal drug-test findings. Two Jones drug-test results from earlier this month came back positive for trace amounts of the metabolite for the prohibited steroid oral Turinabol, sources told MMA Fighting. The atypical findings stemmed from samples collected Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. The tests were administered by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) and analyzed at the WADA-accredited SMRTL lab in Salt Lake City. This is the same long-term metabolite — 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3) (or DHMCT) — that experts believe has been in Jones’ system for at least more than a year. Jones will be cleared to fight by the NAC, because experts believe this is the same long-term metabolite found in Jones’ system in relation to UFC 214 in July 2017 and he was already suspended 15 months by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, for that violation. Jones, 31, also tested clean with no presence of the M3 metabolite multiple times since he beat Alexander Gustafsson to win back the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 232 on Dec. 29. The Feb. 14 sample came back with 40 picograms per milliliter of DHCMT and the Feb. 15 sample back with 20 picograms per milliliter. Experts have said the amount of picograms is largely irrelevant. The more significant indicator is that it’s the long-term metabolite and not anything shorter term, experts have said. On Jan. 29, the Nevada commission gave Jones a one-fight conditional license to fight Anthony Smith at UFC 235, which is scheduled for Saturday here at T-Mobile Arena. The commission had knowledge that the long-term M3 metabolite could pop back into Jones’ system — a phenomenon called “pulsing” — in several tests leading up to the fight. The NAC requested Jones be drug tested at least twice per month leading up to the fight — at his own cost — and beyond. Per an NAC release obtained by MMA Fighting, the latest results were reviewed by Dr. Daniel Eichner, the lab director at SMRTL, and he determined — like he has previously — that they show “no evidence” that a banned substance has been re-administered, nor is their evidence that Jones has an unfair competitive advantage due to the presence of the metabolite.
Usman Did a Number On Tyron Woodley. Never Imagined Woodley Getting DOMINATED as Such, Round After Round. Beaten Standing, Taken Down Easily, Outwrestled, Beaten Up On the Ground. Usman Wasn’t Fucking Around. Even Toe Stomping and Shoulder Striking Woodley. Gave Him NO Breaks or Respites the Entire Fight. REED
Woodley’s the Guillermo Rigondeaux of MMA, Meaning if Foes BRING the Fight to Him He’s Never Boring. Koscheck, Lawler, Wonder Boy I and Till Were Very Entertaining Fights. REED
the times i have seen woodley i found him boring. of the ones you mentioned i only saw the first fight with thompson and found it as boring as the others ive seen. usman was certainly bringing the fight to him and it was still boring saturday
UFC 235 salaries Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Anthony Smith ($350,000) Kamaru Usman: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Tyron Woodley: $500,000 Ben Askren: $350,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus def. Robbie Lawler: $200,000 Weili Zhang: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Tecia Torres: $36,000 Pedro Munhoz: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Cody Garbrandt: $130,000 Zabit Magomedsharipov: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Stephens: $67,000 Johnny Walker: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Misha Cirkunov: $45,000 Cody Stamann: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Alejandro Perez: $42,000 Diego Sanchez: $198,000 (includes $99,000 win bonus) def. Mickey Gall: $30,000 Edmen Shahbazyan: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000 Macy Chiasson: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gina Mazany: $14,000 Hannah Cifers: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Polyana Viana: $12,000 UFC title fights pay the biggest bucks as do interim title fights.
These numbers don't mean shit. They make more than that. This is like saying waitresses make 10 dollars an hour... which is true but they make a fuck load of cash from tips.
LOL! Nope. These payouts are very accurate and have been disclosed as such by several UFC fighters. These are pre-tax salaries reported. The other additional payouts come from the Reebok Outfitting Policy now referred to as Fight Week Incentive Pay which ranges from $10K, $15K, $20K, $30K for title challengers and $40K for title holders. Then comes the PPV percentage payout aka PPV points where most often times only the main event fighters will get a share of. That's usually $1 for each buy between 200k to 400K ppv buys, $2 for every buy between 400K to 600K ppv buys and $2.50 for each buy over 600K ppv buys. It's likely that only Jon Jones and Anthony Smith will get a share of PPV points. Then comes the 3 main bonuses of $50K for fight of the night, KO of the night, and performance of the night. Most fighters are heavily relying on the bonuses as anyone underneath the main event won't get a share of PPV buys. And most PPVs outside of Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar and Conor McGregor don't hit over 200K PPV buys. So these figures which are reported are about accurate. There's no under the table stuff going on as some UFC shills might have you believe. So after these payouts, the fighters then have to pay their training camps which are pretty hefty for many of them. UFC 234 Adesanya vs Anderson Silva only generated 175K ppv buys so basically nobody got anything in terms of PPV points.
90% of the time he doesn't get any bonuses. He only gets his $15K Reebok outfitting pay. UFC is making millions off their fighters and giving them a pittance. And the fighters are too naive and stupid to even realize it. Bellator pays even less although they allow fighters to wear their own sponsors instead of trapping them in some sh*t Reebok sponsorship.
Then You Have GULLIBLE Ass Fans, Who Hear the Term "Undisclosed Earnings" and Automatically Grants UFC the BENEFIT of the Doubt That: A. The "Undisclosed" Amount is SUBSTANTIAL B. EVERY Fighter is Privy to the "Undisclosed" Amount REED
Jon Jones and Anthony Smith, Both stumble upon as humble guys and desirable role models. Hope all the best for both of them in the future.
