Newly crowned Elite XC heavyweight champion, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, has tested positive for Boldenone after winning the first-ever vacant division crown over Justin Eilers at “Unfinished Business” last month, according to California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) Acting Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas.
“Bigfoot” has been suspended for 12 months and fined the standard $2,500.
Boldenone, which is apparently one of the hardest steroids to mask on a blood test, can show up on tests as much as a year and a half after use. It is often used by body builders because of its ability to add strength and size.
Other mixed martial artists who have tested positive for the drug include Josh Barnett, Phil Baroni and Kit Cope, among others.
There’s no telling what prompted Silva to use the drug in his preparation for his title fight with Eilers, but we do know he was coming off a pretty serious knee injury.
Some athletes have been known to use the drug to heal injuries at a faster rate. It’s even possible — since Boldenone stays in your system for so long — that “Bigfoot” used the drug before his February fight against Ricco Rodriquez when his knee injury was still fresh.
That was a huge fight for him. And one that eventually led to the title fight with Eilers five months later. Perhaps Silva rolled the dice and took the steroid, hoping to not get tested, instead of facing a world class talent such as Ricco with a bum leg.
Who knows.
It’s hard to imagine, however, Silva would look to gain an edge on Eilers. Looking at the two fighters side by side, one would think it would be Eilers trying to gain an advantage — he was giving up almost 60 pounds and three inches to the gigantic Brazilian.
Either way, “Bigfoot” got popped and Elite XC has another hurdle to jump. For a company already on the brink of possible collapse, this is devastating news.
There is no word yet on what Elite XC plans to do during the year-long suspension, but Elite XC can’t afford to sit and wait on its champion to get reinstated.
It’s certainly possible he may be stripped of his title.
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WOW, mma fighters just aren’t any good at cheating.. you have be good or be good at it, and they just aren’t good at it. Pretty soon everyone at some time in their carreer will have been suspended for steroid use at this rate..
When will they learn? Are they honestly thinking they aren’t going to get caught. Or are they really not paying attention to anything that they are consuming? I don’t get it.
Its a shame they tested positive, but I just hate the California Athletic commision!
This is what Bigfoot had to say:
Tatame:
The results of the drugs tests made after last EliteXC’s event included Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva’s name. The new heavyweight champion of the event tested positive for boldenone, but his manager, Alex Davis, guarantees he’s clean and it’s a big mistake. “On Behalf of Antonio ” Big Foot” Silva, as his Manager I come to this forum to declare Antonios innocence. These are Antonios words: Dear Family, Friends, Fans and Public, I did not use the steroid Boldenone, or any other steroid of prohibited substance. I dont agree and never have agreed with the use of this kind of product in order to win, for this is cheating. I will go to the full extent of my power and the law to prove my innocence in this matter”, told the manager to TATAME.com. Stay tuned for further information.
I just dont trust the California Athletic Commission! I dont trust them or their results at all! THis man is a freak of Nature who has a decease that he cant stop Growing. He is a Mamouth of a man, why would he take roids to fight Eilers out of all people? Something seems a little fishy to me
John, read teh article a bit closer. it stays in the system for quite a while, he probably took it before the Ricco fight to help him recover from his bum knee.
cmon john, I agree the commission has been shady, but he popped. You can’t argue with the piss or blood. he may very well have been clean for that fight, but the tests can detect a year and a half ago. He’s saying he’s clean…just like anyone else that gets caught. I got caught cheating on a girlfriend before, caught with my d@ck in another girl, guess what, I still denied ever cheating, it’s standard practice amongst cheaters!
Good point.
What the fuck are these guys thinking when they do this shit? They think they have special concealing piss or something. Would you try to take a gun through a metal detector at the airport? WTF?
i know, I know! Its just Odd! He is probably the last person I would expect to test positive for this crap!
There is a much different tone about Silva testing positive then there was when Sherk tested positive. A lot of you guys want to give Silva the benefit of the doubt, but you were quick to indict Sherk.
I’m not saying either of these guys are innocent, but the way the CSAC botched Sherk’s case, it’s a little suspicious. Silva is claiming innocence and with the CSAC’s track record, you have to at least listen to his defense.
I am not trying to defend Bigfoot, but I dont trust the CSAC at ALL!
yeah, I’m a bit bummed out that he tested positive. If he’s innocent, than he should give another sample (since it stays in the system for so long), but I’m not really buying his innocence, can’t argue too much against scientific evidence…
tsk tsk! Drugs, drugs, drugs…..
Why doesn’t it shock me to learn that he tested positive for steroids used on horses?
he kinda looks like a horse
It looks like he was injcting the directly into his face.
“injecting them”
he actually used a tranquilizer for a gorilla to relax ‘coz he also looks like a gorilla!! …Man, what the f**k am I sayin’ here?!?!Lol!!
man you high….. puff puff
Elite XC/CBS needs to make an agreement and hand pick some afflction fighters for the card, just to keep the ball rolling for both of them.
is this a surprise, he has gh writen all over that chin
That certainly puts a hault to BigFoot’s rise to fame. But it does bring me to something that I brought up earlier today in another thread, regarding the October EliteXC event on CBS. KJ is ducking Nick Diaz, that is a known fact. Kimbo is fighting on this card, fact. HW champ suspsended for 1 year and could be stripped of title, fact. ProElite is in big financial trouble and NEEDS this event to be a big success, fact. I had said that Kimbo should fight Brett Rogers in October and have it be an official #1 contender fight. However, with this occurance, they can strip BigFoot and have Kimbo fight Brett Rogers for the HW Title. It would work for the masses as well because BigFoot won the title on Showtime, not CBS, so there were much fewer viewers.
Also, I really don’t think Silva took steroids to beat Eilers. I like James’s idea of him using them to heal for the Rodriguez fight.
I dont know why everyone is so sure that Grim beats Kimbo. Last I checked, Grim wasnt the most complete mma fighter either. its not like Kimbo will have to worry about Grim throwing up Gogo’s and flying arm Bars. Grim is a stand uyp fighter with a half decent ground n’ pound. Why is everyone so sure that Grim will beat Kimbo? I would actually like seeing that match up.
Jared Sghaw said they are not considering rich Gannon.
Only other options are:
shamrock, Frye and Grim
I say, Bring on GRIM!
I agree John, Grim could very easily get ko’d in under a minute. I’m not overly impressed with his stand up, his on;y chance is gnping kimbo. If elite brought in sean gannon, it would be the end of the kimbo hype…at least I would believe we would all not take it seriously (elite) anymore!
The only thing that Grim has over Kimbo is a solid wrestling background. If The Colussus can keep Kimbo down for half a round, I’d expect that Brett can do the same, and finish from the position.
haven’t you guys heard? kimbo is fighting… non other than… gannon…
yeah, it’s what I thought too
Im just not buying Kimbo as an automatic looser against Grim. I dont think its that collosal of a mismatch to keep kimbo away from it.
Kimbo learned what mma was all about after fighting thompson. THompson put Kimbo in some bad positions and although THompson is a bum, I am sure that fight opened Kimbo’s eyes to the fact that he has a lot to improve on and I expect Kimbo to continue to show improvement in each of his next fights.
I say just Book Kimbo vs. Grim, I dont think a loss will cause him to become any less of a draw like the rest of you seem to think. If he looses so what, so does everyone else in mma (except Fedor of course, lol Had to throw that in there, I havent mentioned Fedor all week and I couldnt help myself any longer). If he looses who cares, book him against another credible opponent and start over again, everyone will still tune in.
Brock lost his 1st UFC fight, but everyone was still curious to see how he would do against Herring. Enough with all this super protection of Kimbo. THere is no shame in loosing as long as you fight like a warrior, or in his language: Go out like a G!~
Heavyweight division sucks, lack of talent among other things.
They should not be using any. i dont care how bad the need to win is. it called MMA not MMA and the juice pigs !!!!! Testing should be frequent and punishment harsh …
MANIA. does the deweee,silva positive tests mean that everyone else from elite’s last show and afflictioned banned have tested clean? ive been waiting for these results forever.
Ouch.. No good at all.. Shame really I liked watching this guy fight =/
Kimbo saved again! I BET YOU he is relieved to hear this.
More bad news for Elite XC. Soon they will be no more! UFC will rule with an Iron Fist, LOL!
In the words of Homer Simpson:
DOH!
WTF is going on!!!! Why would he do that for a fight with Eilers???????
Make NO sense whatsoever! What in the world is a MONSTER like Bigfoot doing taking ROIDS? is this a joke? Especially against a 205 lber like Eilers? WTF was he thinking?
?????????????????????
Injuries perhaps? As I understand it steroids themselves don’t increase muscle mass they speed up the healing process. Each time you work out you actually damage your muscles and the body repairs itself gradually making the muscles stronger to compensate.
In order for a lot of athletes to maintain they’re bodies to be able to compete as hard and often as they do they turn to performance enhancing substances.
“A bout agreement has been sent to KJ Noons,” Shaw said. “He has until 5 (p.m. PT Thursday) to accept it, or he can face public opinion.” Update about KJ Noons and Nick Diaz possibly rematching.
Nice, very nice, I like how their putting the screws to Noons now.
I still don’t understand how a champ can “agree” or NOT to a fight. Ridiculous! As champ, you fight who you are told to fight, when and where you are told to fight them.
I hope they just strip him of the title! He is disgracing an mma championship. This is getting absurd. Fight who the organization says is the #1 contender. Looks like Nancy Boy Noons has been taking a class at the “Tito Ortiz school of prolonging your title reign for Undeserving Champions”!
I say strip them both of their titles!
EliteXC in October on CBS:
Gina Carano vs Does it matter?
Jake Shields vs Paul Daley for WW belt
Kimbo vs Brett Rogers for HW belt
Nick Diaz vs Eddie Alvarez for the LW belt.
That would most certainly work for me.
Hell yeah that card would work for me!
Diaz vs. Alvarez is a title fight between 2 fighters actually worthy of calling themselves champion. This is what happens when EliteXC feeds a 1-1 Can like Noons to Diaz. Noons won and now they are stuck with a Coward of a champion.
this is why title fights should be reserved for fighters that actrually deserve the title of a Champion!
My guess is that he wants “champ money” before meeting a quality opponent like Diaz. Makes sense to me.
That doesn’t make sense because then he would talk to them about renegotiating their terms for the fight. They are flat out ignoring Jared and EXC.
this is what Jared Shaw had to say:
“I’m sitting here and I’m drinking from a carton of milk right now,” Shaw said. “And the EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons’ face is on the back of this milk carton because he’s missing in action. I can’t seem to find him.”
“When [Noons' camp] wants to track us down and tell us how Nick Diaz isn’t the right fight for them — or they want more money, or they want this out of their contract, or this and that — they’re easy to get a hold of,” Shaw said. “But to actually make the fight? Impossible.
“And then when he’s 1-1, get him right back into a main event situation for the world championship against Nick Diaz, the legend who beat Gomi, how are you going to say that we’re not trying to help your kid? What more opportunity could we give the kid?”
“There’s a spot for KJ Noons to face Nick Diaz on the Oct 4. card,” Shaw said. “If this fight doesn’t go off then this a textbook case in business law of harbor. It would be called the KJ Noons case. It will be the biggest mismanagement of an athlete’s career you will ever see. This is a chance to maximize his exposure right now.”
He’s totally right here. If KJ really thinks he can beat Diaz then this would be the biggest chance he has to get his name out there and become a bigger draw, but he doesn’t respond back and refuses to take the fight… why I ask… because he doesn’t think he can pull a repeat.
KJ Has responded. Check it out:
“A few things will be settled over the next few days,” Noons told MMANews.com “but for now we’ll just let Jared Shaw go off on his little rants and let him have his fun, this isn’t bothering me.”
“I just need a couple more days to get this stuff worked out and then I will be able to say my piece and clear my name of everything that is being said and everything that is going on.”
To me this doesnt sound like a man thats in a rush to sign a bout agreement to fight Nick Diaz. This is what EliteXC gets for letting a pussy like him get a hold of their championship belt!
Maybe he is having mngmnt trouble. I doubt it, but those kind of things hinder bout agreements.
I smell something John…
Everyone smells it
Nick Diaz.. whom fights with alot of emotion..is a little more ticked off then usual.. Nick wants to rip KJ a new asshole.. Nick wants to end KJ 15 and half minutes of fame.. Nick knows what he has to do… he just needs a chance to do it.. the EliteXC LW Paper Chumpion.. is making up more exscuses then a high schooler caught ditching class by school safety.
I still think its about $$$. It always is. He was getting the best of Diaz before that BS stoppage. I sincerely doubt that he is scared. He is doing things on his own terms and is obviously pissing people off. That’s his right. He already fought Diaz so PUSSY does not apply to him.
BTW – I am NOT a KJ fan.
KJ does train at City Box and that is where Brandon Vera trained when he had Mark Dion as his manager that was allegedly trying to screw him out of money and fights. Perhaps KJ has this same manager and he is looking to ditch him? That is the only thing that can make sense.
WOW, I can’t believe I just kinda/sorta came to the defense of KJ…
Yeah its Pathetic.
I smell it too and it reaks!
Phil: what should I expect out of my 1st white belt Jits class? What moves are white belt level? triangles? Kimura? takedowns? what will I learn tonight?
VM-
Me too. I just think the name calling is inappropriate. This guy fights for a living. Pussy is the last word I would use for him.
John: Basics! Depends on what class being given. But I recommend you concentrate on the BASICS!.. posture..baseJohn..Proper guard pass.. defense.. it doesn’t matter how many submission you can pull out your sleeve..if you have no D.. When I started training a Renzo’s back in the day.. The first week guys wanted to look good.. I’m a big boy.. so with at tiem no knowledge.. I would roll with these tuf, white, blue, and purple belts..the 1st 2 weeks came and went.. as I was rounding out the month.. I noticed not to many guys wanted to roll with me.. not cuz I new gogo’s loco’s..neck ties..cuz I didn’t then.. it was because I had developed fundamentally sound BJJ defense.. so I was surviving long enough to tire most people out.. on top of me being 6′0 and 230 solid.. and I moved the right way on the ground.. it all to degree came easy to me..this was 2002.. my point is John.. don’t worry so much of these exotic submissions.. flower guard, X guard, rubber guard, just get the BASICS! down..Whwne you finish your 1st class.. my dude you will be exhuasted. Arms will feel like rubber.. some people throw up.. it’s in insane experience..being that it is your first BJJ class. My first roll ever at Renzo’s was with a Rolyer Gracie Purple Belt.. this dude from Rio.. he was like 6′2 245 solid.. and that’s how I learned.. I got my ass kicked.. for a minute.. then I went from the nail to the hammer.. You will go thru peaks and valleys.. one day you will do everything right..another day.. you’ll do everything.. as it seems.. but you are always learning. The best part of my day is waking up.. ( That is always a good start ).. then it’s being on the mat.. the sweat.. the look on peoples faces.. I fell in love with BJJ.. it saved my life more then once.. so now for the rest of my life..I will spread the knowledge. the word. the love. of Gracie Juijitsu.. I SUPER.. excited for you Bro.. this is a new beginning for you. Once BJJ enters your blood and goes into your heart..You will knowthen what BJJ means to me.
I’d like to point out that Tito doing the same thing, fighting for the belt and defending the belt are two different things. Just because you step up when there is nothing to lose doesn’t mean you are a man. Its when you have something to lose and do it anyway that shows true fighter heart. I’m sorry but ducking a guy to save the belt makes you a puss, if he was ducking a guy and didn’t have a belt it’d be diferent because he isn’t claiming to be the best (unless he is then its the same). Having that belt wrapped around your waist is your claim at being the best and to be the best you gotta beat the best.
John, don’t have such high expectations. I could sit in my wifes guard for 10 seconds (when I first started) and she’d move her hips and catch me quick! Phil is righ, you think of subs, but not getting subbed is key. You may think you got good posture and what not and BAM, you left your arm there. It’s a split second and your’re done. Subs will come, but be patient. Don’t worry, you look just as gay in your street clothes as you do in your white belt. Take it serious, and be willing to learn, just because you know mma, doesn’t mean you KNOW anything when it comes to jits. Have fun buddy!
thanks again Phil! I will let you know how it went. I am happy that my gym offers Yoga because I really want to increase my flexability
Cogito-
Your definitions of puss and being a man are ill-placed. That’s all. I agree w/ the rest of your post, however.
I’ve never been good with definitions
Kev: I Dont think I look like a puss at all (we sound like Dana w), I actually look just like Tiago Silva (facially) and I got the 6′2 205lb frame to go along with it, but I know what you mean! lol
“…Rumors are also circulating that the proposed challenger (Diaz) is set to make nearly triple the amount of the champ (Noons). Although that is how things can pan out with contracts it is a little odd to see such a difference. Most likely the reason being behind this was that Diaz was the fighter who EXC had expected to win the title that night…”
Too bad, i got the chuck Liddell 6 pac covered by the Keg abs! lol
CFogito: sounds about right. nObody cares that KJ Noons is fighting! Diaz is the DRAW. THe only reason people want to see Noons is for Diaz to DESTROY him. With out Diaz, KJ is irrelevant!
NOt a big deal. Sherk made peanuts compared to what BJ penn made.
Serra also made chump change compared to what GSP made.
Noons should cherish the fact that they gave his 1-1 ass a title shot in the 1st place. No one cares about him at all! He is the last person I want to see fight, so He better not be complaining about money alreday
john, I was quoting you saying you look gay in your white belt yesterday. I wasn’t calling you gay! Hope your class went well!
Cogito-
Thanks for confirming my point with your article quote.
I smell…
I smell…
Money, bitches !!!
man that sucks, well his title is gone for sure, but i wonder how long he has been juicing
ITS A SET UP, SO THAT KIMBO CAN SLIDE IN AND TAKE THE BELT
LMAO!
Ouch, that is one of Elite’s poster boys. Not good, they will be done by the end of the year.
actually this might be a blessing in disgiuse for elite xc as silva was on a ridiculous contract $200.000 per fight more than shields or lawler
Jesus, I just do not understand why fighters do this. They must realise that, if they’re caught, it’s pretty much the end of their career, at least in the big leagues – just ask Stephen Bonnar.
This really hits EliteXC as well. Struggling with finances, this is a body blow.
HAHAHAHA…this is hilarious, what a joke honestly. I can’t think of one good thing about this org.
actually this might be a blessing in disgiuse as silva was on a ridiculous contract $200,000 per fight more than shields,lawler or carano
Won’t matter. As I posted the other day, some numbers:
Current Assets: $5.3M
Current Liabilities: $9.5M
Current Ratio: .56
This is a BAD sign for any company
Net Loss for the Six Months from 12/07 to 6/08: $24.3M
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities: $-7.6M
This last number tells you whether they are, at the end of the day profitable, and they aren’t even close. Their gross margin on the last six months, including the Kimbo fight, was negative by $2.7M even before you throw in their SG&A (overhead), which gets you to that $24.3M number.
To stay alive, they got a note payable from Showtime (borrowed money) and a warrant (borrowed more money on the future price of their stock) in the amount of $6M.
Unless they can radically change their financial structure, they’ll be dead in months. No one is going to loan them more money with financials like these.
DOA
There goes Elite XC’s legit heavyweight fighter. Most of the rest of their roster is rubbish.
Pure poppy scotch!
Look, its all in the supplements… they were tanted, he never took anything… he trains really hard, so his test levels rise, its all natural. Come on, he didnt take anything, the testing was incorrect, faulty…
With Care,
The Muscle Shark
LOL, now that is funny.
There is no way that guy is on Roids… I mean look at that face! Does that look like the face of a roid user? Maybe a caveman, but roids???
I don’t understand why these guys do it when they KNOW they will be TESTED.
There’s always ppl who get away with it. And whenever it leaks that so and so has done it and not gotten caught, then somebody else feels like they can take that chance.
Because you can cycle them off before testing and get away with doing steroids at the beginning of your training and come off them when you start doing double days.
Hence the out of competition testing they are trying to do, which can be easily manipulated in my opinion, but it is better than nothing.
True you can cycle on and off and try to mask it but when you cycle off would you not loose the benefit of going on it in the 1st place. Sure you can have better muscle recovery from intense training or injuries but if you have to be clean for your fight what is the point.
Your strength and conditioning may be better when on the stuff but you loose most of the “benefits” when you are off.
ATT!
BRAZIL!
look at the guy.. he looks all juiced up, this was very expected..
Let the man speak before you bash him.
He had a serious knee surgery before he fought Ricco and that steroid stays in your body for years. It has a long half life.
He possibly didn’t take anything for this fight, and was just something left over from the surgery.
That is what Antonio’s manager said but it doesn’t justify the use
Years or roid use must be responsible for the size of his chin!!
He has a Hormone Growth problem and had to have surgery to remove the tumor. I am glad all of you guys can find his physical features a joke.
Dude he’s called the bigfoot for a reason and am sure its not because of the size of his feet.
I CANT BELIEVE THERE IS NO TALK ABOUT THE MACHIDA/THIAGO SILVA FIGHT. THE WINNER OF THIS FIGHT IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
I CANT BELIEVE THERE IS NO TALK ABOUT THE MACHIDA/THIAGO SILVA FIGHT. THE WINNER OF THIS FIGHT IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!
Actually, there’s twice as much talk about it as there was a minute ago!
My guess is there some idiot that is giving these guys advice on steroids and overlooks the most simiplistic component of steroids on atheletes…detection time. One reason that I can think of an athlete would take Equipose or Boldenone is that EQ does increase the amount of Red Blood Cells. Red Blood Cells are the transport for oxygen. If you can improve the oxygen effciency in the body the less lactic acid buildup there will be. Pain from lactic acid is associated with lower power output. Add on top of the EQ some aspirin to thin the blood is going to make it easier for the heart to get a full charge, faster for the heart to eject and quicker to deliver oxygen and remove heat, lactic acid and CO2. Red blood cells are less sticky when blood is thinned so you get more flowing through capillaries and delivering oxygen. Most every steroid has an carbon ester chain structure attached. Typically EQ has a half-life of approximately 14 days. In the past two years EQ is being made with a propionate ester or with a half life of 3-4 days. Not enough research has been done on the new boldenone proprionate to determine its detection time and could be part of the reason some many people are testing positive for this drug. Just my $0.02
Brett Rogers is going to have to fight someone to get the title. That sounds logical. maybe Eilers? That’d be funny if it was Kimbo.
Boldenone (1,4-androstadiene-3-one-17β-ol, available as the undecylenate ester), also known under the trade names Equipoise, Ganabol, Equigan and Ultragan, is an anabolic steroid developed for veterinary use, mostly for treatment of horses. It is not indicated for use in humans in the US and is only available through veterinary clinics.
That explains everything have you seen this dudes grill?
I dont understand why they wont let Rogers fight Kimbo. Everyone knows Kimbo is a joke. If Kimbo somehow wins, he is redeemed (in the minds of some). If Rogers wins they have an exciting fighter who ktfo his opponents. Plus there is allready buildup for the fight.
man hes got some ugly on him, why would a natural sasquatch even need the juice?
all the more reason to boycott elite xc
just look at him. obviously he doesn’t have a brain.
this is such bs, if he took anabolic steroids he would probably die because he has a large chemical imbalance due to his disorder.
because hes the best heavyweight in the world guys haha, he cheated to beat a can that was put in to lose..
**BREAKING NEWS**
BJ Penn vs GSP slated for January 31, 2008, NOT in December or Super Bowl weekend. Dana White was interviewed by Kevin Iole from Yahoo Sports.
Here’s the link:
http://www.themmanews.com/?p=1445