Lyoto Machida says USADA ‘lost credibility’ with Jon Jones ‘picogram’ case

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesUFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was facing a possible four-year ban when he tested positive for Turinabol after UFC 214 nearly two years ago. Instead, he was given a reduced 15-month suspension for his second PED-related infraction in the UFC.

“Bones” was also allowed to compete at UFC 232 in December, despite testing positive for trace amounts of the M3 metabolite of oral turinabol. And for fighters like Lyoto Machida, these practices are questionable.

“I don’t like to judge anyone,” Machida told MMA Fighting in a recent interview. “Maybe what USADA is saying really did happen and there’s this contamination from the past. But, like, when it’s a…