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Alexander Gustafsson’s Manager Still Suspicious Over Jon Jones’ Drug Test Results

January 13, 2019 | Posted by Ashish

Alexander Gustafsson’s manager, Nima Safapour, recently told MMAJunkie that Gustafsson will back stronger than ever following his loss at UFC 232 to Jon Jones, but still raised suspicion over Jones’ doping controversies.

“We hold the same position about Jones as it relates to the doping controversy,” Safapour said. “Whatever he is doing, it smells terrible.”

He went on about Jones’ test results.

“His results were, ‘pulsing,’ in August and September, which means he did not test negative,” Safapour said. “Does that mean he tested positive on those occasions? Those same tests results were not given to the California commission at Jon’s last hearing, nor was it given to California when he failed his test from December.”

Safapour is referring to the USADA’s decision to not suspend Jones despite trace amounts of the M3 metabolite for oral turinabol being found in his system three times because they said the amount of metabolites found in his system could “pulse” in and out of his system indefinitely, and that they were not performance-enhancing. UFC 232 ultimately had to be moved from Nevada to California because the Nevada State Athletic Commission was requiring an additional hearing into Jones’ drug test results.