If you're a Jon Jones fan then you have likely had a bad past couple of years, and this past week hasn't been much better.
Jones made his Octagon return last month (Sat. July 29, 2017) at UFC 214 in the headliner against Daniel Cormier to challenge for the light heavyweight title. "Bones" landed a nasty head-kick in the third round that rocked Cormier before dropping him, allowing Jones to pounce on him and deliver some nasty ground-and-pound before the fight was waived off. Prior to that, Jones and Cormier were originally set to rematch at UFC 200 last summer, however, just days out from the fight Jones failed a drug test administered by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and was removed from the bout.
As a result, Jones was handed a one year suspension and made his return against Cormier last month to reclaim the title. Earlier this week, news broke that Jones once again failed a drug test from a sample taken prior to his weigh-in against Cormier at UFC 214.
Things have really begun to boil over with Jones' situation and the investigation into his case is still ongoing. Jones' Manager, Malki Kawa, took to Facebook to deliver a message to those who keep telling him to drop Jones as a client due to all the trouble he has gotten into, telling them 'f*ck your support' (quotes via MMA Mania):
"The amount of hate that everyone has towards Jon Jones with out any due process is beyond me. The messages I keep getting saying to "drop him" or "don't take up for him" goes to show me how low this society is.
"I stand with Bones!
"For anyone to think I would "drop" him like Him and I aren't brothers is stupid.
"I know how hard he worked to get back to where he's at. This is definitely heartbreaking. He def didn't cheat or use steroids. But I'm with him more now than the night he won the belt.... being there for the good times is what everybody would do. But who's really there when times get bad?
"I hope that you people pick your friends, wives/husbands and close confidants based on real stuff. Not who can celebrate when you're on top. I'm not sure why this is happening to him again, or how even, but we'll get to the bottom of it.
"To those of you that truly support my brother and I, thank you! To those of you who say "drop him" you're not doing me any favors by saying that. You're not my friend nor my family. So a big "f*ck you" to you and your "support."
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