MMA Star Jon Jones Deadlifts 500 Pounds

Published on1 November, 2016 | 3:26 PM EDT

Jon Jones aka ‘Bones’ the former light heavyweight MMA champion who was suspended after tested positive for the banned substances right before the UFC 200 in Juley.

But Jones clearly is not letting his one-year suspension get him down. Jones recently shared his video of deadlifting 500 pounds.

“Felt good to throw up 500 pounds today. It’s been over four months, glad to know I still got it. Didn’t even try maxing out. I figured since I have nothing coming up I would work on my base strength. Bring on the juice jokes.”

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Felt good to throw up 500 pounds today. It’s been over four months, glad to know I still got it. Didn’t even try maxing out. I figured since I have nothing coming up I would work on my base strength.. Bring on the juice jokes.

A video posted by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Oct 28, 2016 at 6:36pm PDT

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