Jon Jones’ manager, Malki Kawa, on Monday claimed the former UFC champion didn’t give up information on other athletes to have his suspension reduced by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Instead, Kawa claims, Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) gave information about himself to the UFC’s anti-doping partner to get a 15-month term.

“I can just tell you without a shadow of a doubt that Jon did not tell on any teammate,” Kawa, of First Round Management, said on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.” “Jon did not tell on anyone in MMA. Jon did not do anything that these people are saying he did. So all that, ‘He’s a snitch’ and all that stuff, we can put it to bed. He did not do that.

“There’s other things that took place in here. There’s other things that Jon did with himself. There’s things that USADA – and the arbitrator and everyone involved – got from Jon about Jon that they had never had before.”

USADA’s announcement of Jones’ suspension, as well as a public record of the arbitrator’s decision, state the former two-time UFC light heavyweight champion provided “substantial assistance” to USADA. As a result, he received a 30-month reduction in his potential punishment even before proceeding began.

In a written statement provided to MMAjunkie in response to Kawa’s interview, USADA spokesperson Danielle Eurich cited rule 10.6.1.1. She also repeated the agreement that Jones’ reduction is contingent on his continued cooperation.

“Importantly, if the athlete or support personnel fails to continue to cooperate and provide credible substantial assistance, USADA will reinstate the original sanction,” Eurich said. “These rules set out in 10.6.1.1 are crystal clear, and if they are not met, an individual would not be considered for a reduction based on substantial assistance.”

The “substantial assistance” rule in the UFC anti-doping program allows USADA to “suspend all or part” of a potential suspension for providing information “which results in a criminal or disciplinary body discovering or bringing forward a criminal offense or the breach of professional rules committed by another person.”

How much time a fighter is discounted depends on “the seriousness of the anti-doping policy violation committed by the athlete or other person, and the significance of the substantial assistance provided by the athlete or other person to the effort to eliminate doping in sport,” the rule states.

According to a deal signed between USADA and Jones five days prior to arbitration, the anti-doping agency notes “Bones” must continue to cooperate to make the reduction permanent, though it does not specify a time frame.

Eurich declined to provide details on the nature of Jones’ assistance because it relates to “ongoing matters.”

Asked about Jones’ cooperation requirement, Kawa said he is unclear on its limits. But he said Jones’ contributions moving forward will be negligible. He laughed at a recent social media message that stated Jones’ teammates should be worried about the deal.

“It’s not like Jon sits in a room somewhere and watches people do steroids, and then he’s like, ‘Hey man, guess what, my teammate over here is doing steroids,'” Kawa said. “Jon goes and trains, gets his stuff, and he goes home. He doesn’t take a shower there. He doesn’t really hang out there. He comes in, does his thing, and he leaves. So he doesn’t sit there and hang out like that, or would know about anyone that does that. He doesn’t do that. So when people say these things, to me, it’s a funny thing.

“I’m assuming if Jon’s name comes up in something, and he was to know something, he would have to be cooperative with them. But I don’t know of a deal where it’s like, ‘Hey, we’re going to continue to’ – I don’t know about that. That’s not how it went down. I don’t want to assume anything or have this turn into a disaster all of a sudden. But from what I understand, a lot of the stuff they were talking about had to do with him – not other people.”

Moving forward, Kawa said a “protocol” has been put into place to keep Jones from testing positive again.

“He knows not to take anything without letting us know about it first,” Kawa said. “We obviously send it to (UFC VP of Athlete Relations Jeff) Novitzky and the people that control the USADA program at the UFC and have them review so it’s a second set of eyes. Get in writing that it’s a low-risk supplement, because there’s still a level of risk by taking supplements, and just go from there.”

Kawa said two-division champion Daniel Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), whom Jones beat a second time in a bout at UFC 214 before his second potential violation was uncovered, and Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) are Jones’ favored opponents for his return.

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