USADA suspends Jon Jones 15 months, but eligible to return in late October

UFC star Jon Jones will be eligible to return to competition by Oct. 28 -- fifteen months after failing the second drug test of his illustrious career. The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Wednesday it has suspended Jones for 15 months, for testing positive for metabolites of an anabolic steroid on July 28, 2017. The suspension is retroactive to the date of the test, meaning Jones has already served nearly 14 months. Jones, who is from Rochester, New York, had faced a maximum ban of four years. He also faced potential sanctions from the California State Athletic Commission because the failed test took place in Anaheim, California but CSAC executive director Andy Foster told ESPN the commission finds a 15-month suspension "agreeable." Jones must complete three months community service and pay a previously ordered $205,000 fine to regain his fight license. An independent arbitrator settled on the 15-month suspension length following a closed hearing...

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