Last year, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones was suspended for a USADA drug test that pulled him from competing in UFC 200, in which he was set fight Daniel “DC” Cormier for the light heavyweight title. Following the incident, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar shared his opinion at UFC 200 Open Workouts on the USADA violation.
“It’s unfortunate for DC, I guess. I feel really bad for DC…you know, guys work hard and they go through training camps and they put lots of time in and that’s the guy that really gets the short end of the stick out of this deal. So, it’s really unprofessional of anybody at this caliber for something like that to happen.” Lesnar said.
Ironically as it comes, Lesnar was himself suspended for a USADA drug test violation at UFC 200 just moments later.
While these incidents have long since passed, the irony of the event is not yet lost. Lesnar would eventually go on to retire from the sport.