Affliction's Edwin Dewees fined and suspended for alleged steroid use

[Tony]

The California State Athletic Commission has issued Affliction fighter Edwin Dewees a one-year suspension and $2,500 fine for alleged use of Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid.

The CSAC today sent news of the punishment to MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com
) via email.

Dewees failed a drug test administered by the CSAC during Affliction's debut event on July 19. Dewees, a replacement for Vernon White, suffered a first-round TKO to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at the event.

Nandrolone can be found in small quantities in the human body -- usually no more than 0.5 ng/ml. However, Dewees tested positive for 499 ng/mL, according to the CSAC's Bill Douglas.

Independent tests were conducted by Quest Diagnostics for the "A" sample and by Laboratoire De Controle Du Dopage for the "B" sample.

Dewees was a late replacement for Vernon White, who was forced off the Affliction card after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him for failing a drug test of his own.

Dewees will have the opportunity to file an appeal with the commission.

[Tony]

EliteXC heavyweight champ Antonio Silva fails drug test



Antonio Silva, who was recently crowned EliteXC's first-ever heavyweight champion, has been suspended one year and fined $2,500 for his alleged use of the anabolic steroid Boldenone.

The California State Athletic Commission alerted MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com
) of the news today via email.

Silva (11-1) scored a second-round TKO of Justin Eilers at EliteXC's July 26 "Unfinished Business" event in Stockton, Calif., but he failed a drug test administered by the CSAC at the event.

Boldenone was developed for veterinary use -- primarily for horses -- but has been used by football players, boxers, mixed martial artists and other athletes in recent years as a performance-enhancing drugs.

Independent tests were conducted by Quest Diagnostics for Silva's "A" sample and Laboratoire De Controle Du Dopage for the "B" sample, according to the CSAC's Bill Douglas.

All other fighters who competed at the event tested clean for drugs of abuse and performance-enhancing drugs.

Silva will have the opportunity to file an appeal with the commission.

[Tony]

wat een kop he

[Tsuki]

wat een kop he
http://cdn.cagepotato.com/www/wp-con...onio-silva.jpg

welke van de 2 ?

[The Bulldog]

23 aug. zou valentijn toch tegen silva knokken om de wereld titel...hoe zit dat nu dan?

Micha????? micha come in .....

[niels]

Dus de wedstrijd tegen Valentijn gaat ook niet meer door ??

[Tony]

wat ik weet is dat Silva de veroordeling nog mag tegenspreken en met andere bewijzen komen...

maar als we ff logisch nadenken dan weten we dat Silva pech heeft en dat ie suspended wordt.. lijkt mij toch voor minstens een half jaar tot een jaar.


trouwens, edwin deWees za er echt huge uit in zijn laatste partij tegen Lil Nog.