By the end of next month, Jon Jones will be eligible to move forward with his mixed martial arts career -- and I have to say, I consider that great news.

That might sound like an obvious sentiment, but the MMA community actually has had a pretty mixed reaction to last week's revelation that Jones had been suspended 15 months (most of which he already has served) by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a failed drug test back in July 2017.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov tweeted, "Now I understand USADA is n.1 bull---- people." Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes wrote, "USADA is steadily losing respect in the fight community." Former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold simply stated, "USADA, you can go home now."

The negative reactions apparently stem from a perception that Jones received favoritism because he is one of the UFC's biggest stars. This was the second failed test of his career, and he faced a maximum suspension of four years. The fact that his reduced suspension was announced at a time when the UFC needs a headliner for its New York event on Nov. 3 has added fuel to that fire.

That reaction, however, might miss a bigger point here. I do believe this case should spur conversation about the USADA program in general, but focusing on the idea that the USADA "let Jones off the hook" by suspending him for only 15 months doesn't feel entirely productive.

Forget everything else for a second -- including Jones's troubled past and his value to the UFC -- and zero in on the offense and punishment.

The independent arbitrator who ruled on this case, anti-doping expert Richard McLaren, wrote in his final decision: "I find that all of the evidence available to me leads me to conclude that the violation was not intended nor could it have enhanced the athlete's performance. There was absolutely no intention to use prohibited substances."

Jones tested positive for an M3 metabolite, a byproduct of a steroid (although, the science is such that there is no way to conclusively say exactly what substance it came from). He tested positive at a level of 20 to 80 picograms per milliliter. A picogram is one trillionth of a gram -- so, a trace amount.

Ultimately, every athlete is responsible for anything found in his or her body, but if we accept the results of the investigations into this case, we're to believe the substance in Jones' system was so small and came in such close proximity to his fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, it would not have helped his performance. And evidence suggests he did not intentionally use it.