After news broke this evening that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had entered a drug treatment facility, the MMA community took to social media to give their thoughts on the shocking turn of events and it’s fair to say the sentiment of the messages was mixed.
@ufc @danawhite you dumb bitches fire me for weed while you allow fighters to use hard drugs with zero consequences. #ufcistrash
— matthew riddle (@riddletuf7) January 6, 2015
Ufc lightheavyweight champion a true role model — John Alessio (@johnalessio79) January 6, 2015
WHOA! I step outside to do a @rosstraining workout and walk back in to big time drug testing scoops!
— Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) January 6, 2015
#idiot — Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) January 6, 2015
Just say no to nose clams
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) January 6, 2015
Jon doesn’t have cocaine problem. He got busted and decided the best way to get out of owning up to doing something dumb — Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) January 6, 2015
I have witnessed the recovery process and its a long dark rough road. I really hope he get things under control. He is the 1 of GOATs of mma
— DaMarques Johnson (@DaMarques_UFC) January 6, 2015
Tooth fairy tell me Jon jones had problems with Snow White….
— Fabricio Camões (@fabriciocamoes) January 6, 2015
So cocaine ISN’T banned out of competition? Seems pretty fucked to me.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 6, 2015
Everyone needs to give jones a break. He did he owned up to now taking the right steps to get better Stop judging cause we all make mistakes
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) January 6, 2015
I know what the topic of conversation will be at tonight’s MMA gyms all across the world! Talk about a bombshell!
— Dustin Jacoby (@dustinjacobyDJ) January 6, 2015
seen #fighters #proAthletes get bashed and punished hella hard for using cannabis.. Beating wife’s in elvators, … http://t.co/5FYpCPkiQQ
— Yancy Medeiros (@ymedeiros) January 6, 2015
Don’t know why, but I wanna party with Jon Jones now
— chris fields (@chrisfieldsmma) January 6, 2015
What I’m saying is should the @UFC intervene through their own code of conduct ? My gut instinct is ‘yes they should’.
— Gareth A Davies (@GarethADaviesDT) January 6, 2015
Life is a learning experience. Support to my bro @JonnyBones. Just a WAKE UP call from God. #BonesStrong #UFC
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 6, 2015
@danawhite I hope you suspended Jones and over turn the win Just like riddle and everyone else you guys have punished. @dc_mma gets the W
— Chris Tickle (@badboytickle) January 6, 2015
