LOS ANGELES — The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) held a licensing hearing for Jon Jones on Dec. 11. Before that hearing, the commissioners and executive officer Andy Foster did not know about Jones’ adverse drug-test findings from August and September, UFC executive Jeff Novitzky said Friday.
Jones’ license was granted back at that hearing in Sacramento, Calif., after it was revoked in February following a positive drug test in July 2017 for a prohibited steroid metabolite. The license that was granted at that hearing is what is allowing Jones to fight Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 232 on Saturday in Inglewood, Calif.