The last time Jon Jones was in Las Vegas, he needed a full hearing to fight. For his upcoming bout at UFC 239, he got a rubber stamp approval. The Nevada Athletic Commission granted Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) a fight license Wednesday as part of a consent agenda, meaning commissioners passed it with a vote and no deliberations. Jones meets Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in the headliner of UFC 239, which takes place July 6 at T-Mobile Arena. NAC executive director Bob Bennett told ESPN.com that Jones’ license is for the remainder of this year and added the UFC light heavyweight champion has “been a consummate professional and given his full cooperation.” Bennett said Jones has been drug tested 30 times by three agencies tasked with monitoring him since he was granted a conditional one-fight license for UFC 235 in March. Per online testing records maintained by the U.S.
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NAC grants Jon Jones license to fight Thiago Santos at UFC 239 – MMA Junkie