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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones finally had his future unveiled Wednesday when it was announced he’d agreed to a 15-month suspension with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after going through arbitration.

Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) failed a drug test around the time of his UFC 214 bout with Daniel Cormier in July 2017. It was his second incident involving a doping violation, but “Bones” managed to find a way to get less time than many expected and is cleared to fight Oct. 28, which is just days before UFC 230 on Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden.

The timing of the announcement caused much speculation within the MMA community about Jones’ situation. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to his suspension announcement.

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#BREAKING: Jon Jones gets 15-month USADA suspension after arbitration, eligible for UFC return Oct. 28 https://t.co/tA7N3TcDpY — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) September 20, 2018

Independent Arbitrator Imposes 15-Month Sanction for Jon Jones After Second Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy https://t.co/PVQqThZTHR pic.twitter.com/cuW4GYfWIv — USADA | UFC Anti-Doping Program (@USADA_UFC) September 19, 2018

Jon Jones has received a 15-month retroactive suspension from USADA. He is free to resume his career on Oct. 28, 2018. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 19, 2018

Welcome back @JonnyBones and hey mthafkas don’t say I didn’t tell you so…!! #ufc230 https://t.co/FIHfFHszVf — Damien Brown (@beatdown155) September 20, 2018

Jon Jones submitted 14 supplements to be tested for contamination, none of them came back dirty. It's rare, but USADA doesn't HAVE to identify the source of a banned substance to reduce a sanction. In this case, they felt Jones had low degree of fault and wasn't trying to cheat. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 19, 2018

You ever hear people say “MMA is fake” or “UFC is fixed”? This Jon Jones shit is what they mean, it’s not the outcomes but the idea of “sport” itself that is fixed. Money rules all. What a fucking joke — “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) September 19, 2018

Oh shit https://t.co/4cZCh2BFlB — Joey CoCo Diaz (@madflavor) September 20, 2018

I guess UFC 230 has a main event now. #JonJones vs #AlexanderGustafsson 🤜🤛 @ufc — Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) September 20, 2018

15 months. Such a random number that remarkably lines up with a certain main event-less show being held in Jon's home state. Fantastic stuff. https://t.co/9g7KStwaY5 — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 19, 2018

😂 of course he can. Way to get this done uncle Dana. https://t.co/eOXKWvi1yL — Jake (@UberSmitty) September 19, 2018

The ball keeps rolling. Spoke to a Gustafsson rep, and the current position is he could be ready to fight by UFC 230. — Steven Marrocco (@MMAjunkieSteven) September 20, 2018

Worth noting, that if Jones fails to co-operate with USADA going forward, then his original penalty will be imposed. pic.twitter.com/lQp0GLUCbN — Dave/Dim (@dimspace) September 20, 2018

Welcome back @JonnyBones 2.0! — Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) September 20, 2018

USADA is Jon jones uncle — Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) September 20, 2018

I told Dana White the obvious assumption everyone is making is Jon Jones will headline MSG on 11/3. He replied, “not true.” — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 20, 2018

FUCK USAD This shit is fake — Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) September 20, 2018

They're all on steroids🙄

How do you deter a repeat drug user? Dont test him when suspended. Dont give him the 4yr or 2yr suspensions. Instead gift him a 15month deal expiring a week before one of the biggest shows in #NewYork #MoneyTalks @ufc @usantidoping @UFC_CA @dc_mma https://t.co/FXlZhqVLQs — Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) September 20, 2018

Now I understand #usada is n.1 bullshit people.

To much politics. — khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 20, 2018

No shade to JJ but no one is surprised by this arbitrary decision , USADA is steadily losing respect in the fight community to the point of questioning why they even exist 🤨 https://t.co/AhVmwBvBEr — Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) September 20, 2018

@usantidoping you can go home now. — Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) September 20, 2018

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