World Victory Road Looking To Sign Antonio Silva
Still reeling from EliteXC folding and a suspension from the CSAC for testing positive for steroids, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva could rebound quicker than originally imagined despite some obvious caveats. It seems that Silva may opt to ignore his fighting suspension and contract situation en route to competing in Japan under the Sengoku banner. Five Ounces of Pain confirmed the promotion’s interest in the super-heavyweight Brazilian:
“Davis (Silva’s manager) was contacted in response to a report that appeared on the Brazilian MMA website Tatame.com, which is stating that Silva is “close to signing with Sengoku.” While speaking with Davis, he indicated that he did not agree with Tatame’s characterization of contract negotiations. Confirming that Silva has indeed been contacted by Sengoku, Davis was quick to add that a finalized agreement is not yet imminent.
Davis also stated that several issues must be carefully considered before Silva’s camp can decide whether it will move forward with a new promotion. The most notable concern on the table is how they want to proceed in the wake of Silva’s one-year suspension handed down by the California State Athletic Commission.”
Ignoring the CSAC to pick up a paycheck isn’t the worst career move, but it probably isn’t the brightest either. Then again Vitor Belfort did pretty much the same thing last year when he fought in England after being suspended by the NSAC, and that all worked itself out. Let us not also forget that “Ladies Man ” Armando Garcia is no longer with the CSAC, so who knows, maybe Silva will be able to fly away to Japan on wings of approval with a little finessing. The article also noted that Silva’s contract will technically be up for sale along with the rest of ProElite when it is auctioned off on November 17th.
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His suspension is starting to look less legit with all the stuff surrounding Garcia. I can’t say that I would have a problem with him fighting for Sengoku, if they’ll have him.
As I understand it, the Shaved Sasquatch up there actually did test positive for steroids. As a result, the argument that the CSAC somehow did wrong by him carries very little weight. At worst, they didn’t let him off on a technicality.
And because I have to say it every time I see that picture….
GAYEST.
SASQUATCH.
EVAR!!!
DAMN IT!!!
I should have called him a Shaved Yeti. He’s too pale to be an actual Sasquatch.
Now wait a minute…
That photo looks less like an MMA fighter and more like an advertisement for t-shirts at JC Penney.
Shaved Yeti, my ass. Oh wait… same thing.
the japanese will love this guy if ur really big ur an instastar in japan i hear.
DBiz,
I did read that he tested positive for steroids, but also I read that it he cannot take steroids because of a preexisting condition.
So he appeals based on the fact that he was actually taking a supplement that could cause a false positive and submits an indepedant drug test showing no steroids in his system. The steroid in question, boldenone, has a retention time in the body of over a year (detectable time). So he’s free and clear, right? Well no.
When I was an athlete in college, we had to take random urine tests and one of the parts of it was that we had to fill out the form beforehand stating any drugs, supplements, or anything that might show up on the results. This included ibuprofen, decongestants, vitamins, or any prescription drugs. Apparently, Silva filled none of this out.
What hacks me off is that now Silva’s people are saying that because the forms were in English, he didn’t fill them out.
WTF?!?!?!?!? You mean to tell me that a man who is a professional MMA fighter in presumably a significant gym that handles fighters who fight all over the world doesn’t have someone who understands English well enough to get him to fill out a “Supplements I’ve taken in the last month” form? I call complete and total shenanigans. While he may not have taken any kind of anabolic agent and whatever it was that he took may have been legal, you still have to follow all the instructions.
Maybe because of the independant test, the CSAC won’t hold the going to Japan thing against him, but he still needs to follow the rules, not just the ones in Portuguese.
BSBiz,
That has to be the best post ever and I totally agree with everthing you just said.
Here’s to ya!
BSBiz,
Good points.