#4 Credibility of UFC and Light Heavyweight championship gets questioned
UFC just moved an entire fight card for a fighter that tested positive, that too, on a week’s notice. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t leave a good impression about the company.
And to make matters worse, UFC is the biggest representative of the sport in the world. Most of the casual fans don’t even know that there are other promotions out there. This outrageous move from the UFC also puts a big question mark on the legitimacy of the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.
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The Light Heavyweight title has an impressive legacy to show off and imagine what happens if Jon Jones goes on to win the belt at UFC 232. Now, all these will be irrelevant if Jones comes out clean. But then again, UFC has a history of pulling fighters from shows without even investigating the matter.
The refusal to do the same exposes UFC’s priorities.