The California State Athletic Commission on Thursday announced that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva and Affliction middleweight Edwin Dewees have tested positive for steroids.
Both fighters have been suspended by the CSAC for one year and were fined $2,500 for the failed tests.
Silva, who defeated Justin Eilers via second-round TKO for the newly-created EliteXC heavyweight title [...]

Affliction “Banned” headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia are among nine fighters who have been issued medical suspensions by the California State Athletic Commission following the July 19th event in Anaheim, California.
Fedor, who defeated Sylvia via submission just 36-seconds into the opening round, has been suspended for 180 days due to a right hand injury [...]

MMAFrenzy.com today acquired the official fighter salaries for Affliction “Banned” as reported to the California State Athletic Commission.
The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Main event winner Fedor Emelianenko took home $300,000 for his 36-second knockout of Tim Sylvia, who received $800,000 for the first-round loss. Other [...]

Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko cemented his status as the world’s top heavyweight and one of its best pound-for-pound fighters with a 36-second victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in the main event of Affliction “Banned”.
The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, in front of a sold out crowd of [...]

Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 1, 0:36
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell via KO – Round 3, 1:13
Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo via KO – Round 2, 1:44
Mark Hominick def. Savant Young via submission – Round 2, 4:25
Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Mike Whitehead via unanimous decision
Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao [...]

Affliction “Banned”, the clothing company-turned-MMA promotion’s inaugural event, took place on Saturday, July 19th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Former PRIDE heavyweight champion and top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko took on former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in the “Banned” main event. Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell, Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo, Mike Whitehead vs. [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Betting Odds

Fedor Emelianenko (-350) vs. Tim Sylvia (+275)
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski (-225) vs. Ben Rothwell (+185)
Josh Barnett (-450) vs. Pedro Rizzo (+300)
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (-260) vs. Mike Whitehead (+190)
Matt Lindland (-500) vs. Fabio Negao (+350)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (-1500) vs. Edwin [...]

Fedor Emelianenko (230) vs. Tim Sylvia (263)
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski (241) vs. Ben Rothwell (264)
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Pedro Rizzo (242)
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (201) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)
Matt Lindland (185) vs. Fabio Negao (185)
Edwin Dewees (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)
JJ Ambrose (170) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
Ray Lazama (186) vs. Justin Levens (189)
Paul Buentello vs. [...]

Fedor Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has announced that the top-ranked heavyweight plans on fighting two more times in 2008. The first bout will be at an October Affliction-promoted event and the second will come in December at a New Year’s Eve event in Japan.
UFC veteran Joe Jordan will take on Ryan Ford in the main [...]

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan [...]

Jason Miller def. Tim Kennedy via unanimous decision
Frank Trigg def. Edwin Dewees via submission – Round 1, 1:40
Yves Edwards def. Alonzo Martines via submission – Round 2, 3:04
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Robert Villegas via DQ – Round 2, 3:15
Pete Spratt def. Tristan Yunker via TKO – Round 1, 1:38
Cory Mahon def. Chris Bowles via submission – [...]