https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/9/...th-suspension-after-arbitration-in-usada-case Jon Jones might get the chance to headline a huge card in his home state after all. The former UFC light heavyweight champion — and one of the greatest to ever step in the Octagon — was given a 15-month suspension in his USADA case by an arbitrator, following his failed drug test for a steroid metabolite, multiple sources told MMA Fighting on Wednesday. The suspension is retroactive to when the sample was collected July 28, 2017 and Jones will be eligible to fight again Oct. 28. An official announcement from USADA with a full arbitrator decision is expected Wednesday night. The arbitrator’s decision means Jones would be eligible to fight at UFC 230 on Nov. 3 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a card that is currently without a main event. Jones is a New York native.
Expect either of the following to be announced within the next 10 days (my guesses): JJ/Gus II, JJ/Cain, or JJ/DC III. I expect this to headline the NYC card.
