Jon Jones <MMA>does coke and its not against the rules?

[insane]

Jones (21-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC), who earned a unanimous-decision victory over rival Daniel Cormier (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the Jan. 3 pay-per-view headliner in Las Vegas, has since entered rehab.

Today, he issued a statement to FOX Sports 1’s “America’s Pregame” and apologized (via Twitter):

I want to apologize to my fiancee, my children, as well as my mother, father and brothers for the mistake that I made. I always to apologize to the UFC, my coaches, my sponsors and equally important to my fans. I’m taking this treatment program version seriously.

.@JonnyBones statement regarding testing positive for cocaine. pic.twitter.com/qTJ92RIuRL

January 6, 2015

Despite test results being available prior to UFC 182 (the Nevada State Athletic Commission tested Jones on Dec. 4 and received the results on Dec. 23, executive director Bob Bennett told MMAjunkie), Jones was permitted to fight. Because benzoylecgonine is not banned out of competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the NSAC could not halt Jones from fighting at the event, where he notched his eighth consecutive title defense.

The UFC issued a statement praising Jones and “applaud him for making this decision to enter a drug treatment facility.” UFC President Dana White said he’s “proud” of the champion’s decision.