As noted, Jon Jones has been pulled from the UFC 200 main event after a possible doping violation. As a result, Brock Lesnar vs Mark Hunt will be headlining Saturday night’s big event.
Jon Jones is currently speaking about being pulled from UFC 200 at a press conference in Las Vegas, and below are some highlights:
B sample is being tested today. Jones says “it really hurts a lot”. Says he has been taking the same supplements his entire career #UFC200
— Jonathan Coachman (@TheCoachESPN) July 7, 2016
Jones: supposedly that found something in one of my samples. I don’t know what it is. Don’t even know how to pronounce it.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 7, 2016
Jon Jones: “I have been the taking the same supplements throughout the majority of my career”, did not even know what the substance was
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) July 7, 2016
Jon Jones apologizes to all the fans, the UFC, the Fertittas and not being able to perform
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) July 7, 2016
Jon Jones: “I want to apologize to Daniel Cormier, this fight meant a lot to him and meant a lot to me”
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) July 7, 2016
Jon Jones: “I really don’t know what to say, I’m really sorry”
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) July 7, 2016
Jon Jones has just got up and exited the press conference
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) July 7, 2016
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
