Jon Jones still hears from fans who believe he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.

Jones is considered by many to be the greatest MMA fighter of all time, but for some, there is an asterisk. “Bones” has been flagged for failed drug tests during the prime of his career. A planned UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier was nixed after “Bones” popped for clomiphene and letrozole, which was blamed on a male sexual enhancement pill.

Jones’ 2017 win over Cormier was changed to a no contest after he was popped for turinabol. Jones’ name was later cleared due to the trace amount being found in a tainted dietary supplement.

Still, Jones has heard from fans who still accuse him of using steroids. During a chat with ALF Global, the former two-division champion responded to those who still think he cheated during his prizefighting run.

“I guess people will say, ‘Well, Jon took steroids.’ Never took steroids,” Jones insisted. “It was a supplement found in my body. It was proven to come from a supplement company that I was using. It was a tainted supplement that I was using. The amount of this substance that was in my body was so small that it took very expensive scientists to even be able to find it, and the supplement that was found in my body has zero performance-enhancing effects. That’s very well-documented, and for some reason, the fans, they just ignore all that.”

While Jones’ last bout took place back in Nov. 2024, he has been hinting at still having the itch to compete if the offer is right. “Bones'” last bout was a third-round TKO finish over Stipe Miocic to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship. While Jones announced his retirement back in June 2025, he was trying to get a spot on the UFC Freedom 250 card, which ultimately didn’t pan out.

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