The decision of [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag]’ UFC debut has been changed.
On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) officially changed the decision of Jones’ UFC on ESPN 15 win over Timur Valiev to a “no contest. The change was made due to Jones (12-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) testing positive for marijuana in connection with his Aug. 22 fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
In addition to overturning Jones’ win, the NAC suspended Jones four-and-a-half months and fined him $1,800. Before he is relicensed in Las Vegas, Jones will also have to pay a prosecution fee of $145.36.
The Aug. 22 matchup was one Jones took on days’ notice. Stepping in as the biggest underdog on the card across all major online sportsbooks, against a former World Series of Fighting standout in Valiev (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Jones absorbed a large amount of punishment in Round 1.
In Round 2, Jones turned the tables on Valiev, flooring the Russian fighter with a right hand before finishing the fight with follow-up punches. The win earned him a $50,000 bonus for “Performance of the Night.”
Jones was not the only Zuffa fighter on the NAC’s agenda on Wednesday. UFC light heavyweight [autotag]Jorge Gonzalez[/autotag] was suspended 24 months, in conjunction with a previously accepted U.S. Anti-Doping Agency sanction.
Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 4 competitors [autotag]Chad Johnson[/autotag] (amphetamine), [autotag]Joe Pyfer[/autotag] (modulator metabolites), [autotag]Jose Flores[/autotag] (marijuana), and [autotag]Ty Flores[/autotag] (methylclostebol) also were addressed by the commission. No decision was reached on the four DWCS fighters, with hearings being tabled until a later date. All four fighters lost their respective DWCS bouts.
[vertical-gallery id=391998]