White: Cormier would be reinstated as champion if Jones gets stripped

Dana White is open to giving Daniel Cormier his gold back.

Speaking to the media regarding Jon Jones' failed UFC 214 drug test on Tuesday, White said Cormier - who lost the light heavyweight belt to Jones at the event - would be reinstated as champion if Jones ends up getting stripped of the title.

"As far as I'm concerned, Cormier would be the champion." White said. "The only guy he's ever lost to in his whole career is Jon Jones. He was the champ, he's the champion if Jones (is stripped)."

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Jones' failed test stems from a sample taken a day before the rematch, and while he's been provisionally suspended per the USADA protocol, White maintains he has to "go through the process" with the promotion's anti-doping program until a verdict on his status on champion can be rendered.

Jeff Novitzky, who oversees the agency's program, did not divulge the banned substance behind Jones' failed test, although TMZ reported Tuesday that anabolic steroid Turinabol was the culprit.

If Jones did indeed test positive for Turinabol, he'll be facing as much as a four-year suspension, given his status as a repeat offender. He'll also be facing sanctions from the California State Athletic Commission, the sanctioning body of UFC 214, which took place in Anaheim.