LOS ANGELES – UFC VP of of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky had just about wrapped a question and answer session on the controversy surrounding Jon Jones and UFC 232 when a familiar name popped up. One day earlier, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong had called Novitzky a “star-(expletive)” and accused him of applying a “double standard” to Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who has been cleared to fight Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) on Saturday despite an adverse finding in a Dec. 9 drug test. Novitzky didn’t miss a beat when asked for his reaction. “Lance Armstrong is probably one of the biggest frauds and cheats in professional sport, and he’s out there making judgements – I think he’s the least credible guy to make those judgements,” Novitzky told reporters, including MMAjunkie
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