5 reasons why the UFC should've pulled Jon Jones from UFC 232 and suspended him

#5 Jones can’t keep himself out of trouble

The character of Jones has been called into question on numerous occasions now

In all honesty, at this stage, it has to be questioned whether Jones should even be allowed to fight in the first place. This controversy is just the latest in an absolute laundry list of issues surrounding the former champion, and given that it’s his third suspicious or positive test since the USADA era began in 2015 – and he’s also chosen to avoid VADA testing for this upcoming fight – then for me his whole career must be called into question.

Jones is clearly one of the best fighters in the history of MMA, but given all of his other issues – the 2015 hit-and-run incident and his positive test for cocaine the same year; the 2014 accusation of posting homophobic insults on Instagram; the fact that he spent time in rehab for recreational drugs in 2017 – you have to wonder if the UFC should still be promoting a fighter who behaves in this way.

The UFC is full of great role models like Daniel Cormier, Georges St-Pierre, Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker, but their protection of a character like Jones in this instance sends out a poor message indeed.

The promotion has already been criticised in 2018 for their handling of the Conor McGregor bus attack in April, and suspending Jones in this instance would’ve sent out a much stronger message than seemingly protecting him instead.