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Jon Jones has had a rough couple of years, but the former UFC light heavyweight champ apparently feels like things are starting to turn around.

Jones indicated he may return to the Octagon soon in a recently deleted Instagram post. MMAJunkie.com's Chamatkar Sandhu reposted the 56-second video via Twitter:

It's a much-needed bit of good news for fans of the 29-year-old.

Starting with an out-of-competition drug test that was flagged for cocaine metabolites in January 2015, Jones has been a steady part of the MMA news cycle for a number of high-profile incidents, both legal and professional.

In April 2015, he was stripped of the UFC light heavyweight title because of a hit-and-run incident, and he was arrested less than 12 months later for probation violation because of a heated traffic stop, during which Jones was slapped with five tickets (most notably for drag racing).

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The most recent kerfuffle involving Jones came in July, when he was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 just a few days ahead of the event because of a flagged out-of-competition drug test. The change to the card was a catastrophe for all parties, as it forced the UFC to shuffle the card and denied Jones a potentially enormous payday.

While neither the UFC nor USADA has discussed what comes after Jones' temporary suspension, his positive outlook isn't unfounded. Middleweight contender Yoel Romero received a relatively short six-month suspension because of his failed drug test, stemming from tainted supplements, and there is a chance Jones could get a similarly light punishment.

Of course, nothing is official until a statement comes down from USADA or the UFC. As such, any optimism should be coupled with a fair bit of cautiousness. Stay tuned.