Overview
- In a late‑July 2026 interview with ALF Global, Jones said he never used steroids and blamed past positives on a tainted supplement that he says had no performance benefit.
- Jones’ claim echoes earlier explanations he offered after multiple tests: positive results for clomiphene and letrozole in 2016 and a turinabol metabolite after UFC 214 in 2017.
- An independent arbitrator has twice concluded Jones did not knowingly cheat, but the 2017 turinabol finding led to a 15‑month suspension and his UFC 214 win over Daniel Cormier was overturned to a no contest.
- Testing complexity remains central to the dispute: a 2018 detection of a 33‑picogram M3 turinabol metabolite was labeled a residual ‘pulsing’ trace by a WADA‑approved lab and did not produce new discipline, yet experts offered conflicting views on contamination versus re‑use.
- The repeated public defense preserves Jones’ narrative but leaves his official record and fan skepticism intact and continues to shape how his career and GOAT status are debated.