Mixed Martial Arts star Jon Jones has been dropped from the headline bout of UFC 200 after a "potential anti-doping violation," the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has said.
Jones, 28, was due to fight Daniel Cormier for the light-heavyweight title in Las Vegas Saturday.
"The
UFC organization was notified tonight that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy
violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June
16, 2016," said a UFC statement released late Wednesday.
While
noting that Jones has the right to "a full fair legal review," the
statement added it would not be possible to conclude that process before
Saturday's big event.
As a
result, the fight has been removed from the card. The three-round
heavyweight matchup between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will now become
the main event at UFC 200, one of the biggest promotions in the sport's
history.
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