Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 And the EliteXC failure was a big one Antonio Silva Jr., the current EliteXC Heavyweight Champion, tested positive for Boldenone. He has been suspended for one year and fined $2,500. F4W Update on Silva drug test failure Despite Antonio Silva's drug test failure his victory over Justin Eilers on the July 26th EXC show in Stockton will stand, said Bill Douglas of the California State Athletic Commission. The regulations package which includes changes of decision due to drug test failures is currently in the Department of Finance, the last stop before heading to the Office of Administrative Law and the Secretary of State. "We're almost there," Douglas said, "but we can't do anything result-wise retroactively." According to sources in Pro Elite, Silva will be filing an appeal. F4W Things were going bad for EliteXC out of the cage, and now this. I'm sure there's an MMA conspiracy theorist out there wondering why no major/semi-major UFC names fail the tests, James Irvin not withstanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Well that's certainly not good news for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I'm sure there's an MMA conspiracy theorist out there wondering why no major/semi-major UFC names fail the tests, James Irvin not withstanding. Ever heard of Sean Sherk? Who wants to bet that Brett Rogers Vs. Kimbo Slice will be for the vacant HW title? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Sylvia as well, but that was ages ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Silva's camp is (of course) pleading innocence right now and falling back on the "CSAC fucks everything up" argument that many have used but few successfully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Sylvia as well, but that was ages ago. A better way of putting it would have been that the timing, at least to the conspiracy theorist, is strange that just when UFC is starting to get some competition from EliteXC, their heavyweight champion just happens to fail a test. Presumably, Silva would have been one of the non-Kimbo Slice names that EliteXC would have built their promotional machine around, and now he's out of the picture for a year. Irvin failed a test, but he's not a major name. And while Sherk failed too, and was Lightweight champion, he wasn't a major name at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I gotta say that if Bigfoot were to test positive for any banned substance a steroid used primarily on horses makes the most sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Sylvia as well, but that was ages ago. Thiago Alves.... Diego Sanchez also tested positive for pot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 Shhhhhhh. Nobody's supposed to know about that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I guess the UFC is to blame for the dissapointing attendance at the Noons/Edwards card, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
