UFC Champ Jon Jones tests positive for cocaine

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Well it is what it is. When you do this kind of job you have to sell yourself. Most people won't sell themselves as who they actually are because... Well you can never actually reach the standards of the public.

As you have called him fake I just see another celebrity doing what they had to do to make the big bucks.

I would argue that the matt Hughes kind if person makes more than the rampage. Yes some fighters have always left things out in the open to a degree. But let's be honest man they can't sell that as well as this perfect person idea.

That's what you get with a celebrity. An idea. These things are set the way so you will fall in love with them. Buy what they tell you to buy. Spend money on watching them fight. Buy their jursey. Watch their movies/events.

Its just marketing yourself to make as much as possible. You and I know both know that if we were honest with every job interview down to the last thing we would never get a job.

Well its not that far off for a celebrity or athlete. They have to market a image to make them look purchasable.

So really I'm not sure why we do this but maybe we have to see them as people we could never be. Hold that hope in our heads that maybe the world isn't shit.

As for your comments about being real. I will just say charlie sheen. No one is more open about their life and how they live it than him. Now look at how society looks at him. He's still very successful but let's face it you won't see anyone paying tons of money to him to sell a product. Lol

I guess to me a celebrity athlete is a bit different since they are actually out there able to do harm to another person. If Jones testosterone levels are elevated is it really fair to allow a athlete to go out with the edge and hit someone in the face...clearly when it is cheating. Same with football, should cheating be allowed when it can come at the cost of the person being hit. Steroids do make this much a difference in training, strength, stamina, cardio, etc so is it fair to the guys that have to fight a roided out fighter....or one on coke? Go look at the Pride fights where everything was legal and you will see crazy fights with guys like Wanderlei Silva jacked on coke and roids; it has been admitted and documented in the Pride days....they did fight on cocaine frequently and were monsters in the ring.

I get you though and this aread there will always be cheaters and stuff like this....just sad when we can't have a clean sport anymore and just makes the next guy have to cheat if he wants to be a competitor

And if anything this is going to hurt Jones with sponsorship and fans; it already has pretty bab...so far Reebok is sticking with him, but if he loses his title that could all change.


P.S. The fakeness comment from me comes because he does not preach what he says. See post #10 on this; put down his quotes he has put out which conflicts with his actions.
F*ck it here they are:

“We came up with a strategy to keep it clean and be sponsored by the UFC itself. I’m glad the UFC wanted to work with me as well, and I think that they trust that I’ll never make them look bad. You never have to worry about me with a DWI (driving while under the influence) or doing something crazy,” Jones explained. http://www.mmaweekly.com/jon-jones-e...h-rashad-evans

“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy. I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.” Jon Jones