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 at “EliteXC: Unfinished Business” on July 26th, tested positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone. He has been suspended until July 26th, 2009 and is also expected to be stripped of the EliteXC heavyweight title.

Dewees, who was defeated via first-round TKO by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at “Affliction: Banned” on July 19th, has tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. He has been suspended until July 19th, 2009.

Both Silva and Dewees can file an appeal with the CSAC.

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 and Sylvia has also been suspended for 180 days due to a left elbow injury.

Fighters can be cleared for competition early by a doctor and both “Banned” headliners will need early clearance as Emelianenko is set to take on Andrei Arlovski in the main event of Affliction 2 on October 11th and Sylvia is also expected to compete on the card.

Vitor Belfort and Mike Whitehead also received 180 day suspensions.

The ten-bout card aired on pay-per-view and FSN.

Here is the complete list of medical suspensions issued by the CSAC:

• Fedor Emelianenko (defeated Tim Sylvia) — Suspended for 180 days due to a right hand injury.
• Tim Sylvia (defeated by Fedor Emelianenko) — Suspended for 180 days due to a left elbow injury.
• Ben Rothwell (defeated by Andrei Arlovski) — Suspended for 60 days due to an ear laceration.  Minimum 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a TKO loss.
• Pedro Rizzo (defeated by Josh Barnett) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a KO loss.
• Mike Whitehead (defeated by Renato “Babalu” Sobral) — Suspended for 180 days due to a left hand injury.
• Fabio “Negao” Nascimento (defeated by Matt Lindland) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Edwin Dewees (defeated by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira) — Suspended for 180 days due to an undisclosed injury. Minimum 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a TKO loss.
• Vitor Belfort (defeated Terry Martin) — Suspended for 180 days due to an undisclosed injury.
• Terry Martin (defeated by Vitor Belfort) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a KO loss.

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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 notable salaries for the event included Andrei Arlovski, who earned $750,000, Ben Rothwell, who received $250,000, Josh Barnett, who took home $300,000, and Matt Lindland, who also earned $300,000.

“Banned” had a paid attendance of 11,242 and a total attendance of 14,832 for a live gate of $2,085,510.

The disclosed payroll for the event was $3,321,000.

The salaries listed below represent the official fighter salaries as reported by the promoter to the CSAC and do not include some bonuses, fees, or sponsorships.

Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia
Emelianenko — $300,000 (no win bonus)
Sylvia — $800,000

Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell
Arlovski — $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
Rothwell — $250,000

Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo
Barnett — $300,000 (no win bonus)
Rizzo — $70,000

Mark Hominick def. Savant Young
Hominick — $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Young — $7,000

Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Mike Whitehead
Sobral — $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Whitehead — $50,000

Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao
Lindland — $300,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Negao — $20,000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Edwin Dewees
Nogueira — $50,000 (no win bonus)
Dewees — $15,000

Mike Pyle def. JJ Ambrose
Pyle — $20,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Ambrose — $5,000

Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin
Belfort — $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
Martin — $30,000

Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge
Buentello — $80,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Goodridge — $25,000

Ray Lamaza vs. Justin Levens – Canceled due to time constraints
Lamaza — $3,000
Levens — $6,000

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The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, in front of a sold out crowd of 13,988 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Sylvia came out punching at the opening of the bout but just seconds in Emelianenko floored Sylvia with several quick-but-powerful punch combinations. On the ground Fedor continued the barrage, pounding on Sylvia before sinking in hooks and securing a rear naked choke that forced Sylvia to tap out just 36 seconds into the championship contest.

Emelianenko, long-regarded as the best heavyweight but doubted over the strength of his opponents, was crowned the first-ever WAMMA heavyweight champion following the first-round submission victory while Sylvia looks to regroup after dropping his second straight bout and third of his past four.

“You never know how short or long the fight will be, but I just wanted to end it as quickly as possible. I just wanted to show the fans my skills,” said Fedor following the victory. “I would be very honored to fight Randy Couture.”

“I was amazed at how good he is. The guy’s a stud. I don’t think he’s human. He’s incredible. I don’t think anybody’s going to beat him for a while,” remarked Sylvia following the defeat.

Former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski displayed superior striking in his matchup with IFL standout Ben Rothwell, stopping his opponent with a right-uppercut combination early in the third round to earn the knockout victory.

“I think they got their money’s worth tonight. I did a lot of work on my boxing,” said Arlovski following the knockout win. “I want to fight Fedor, Josh or anybody Affliction chooses.”

Following a slow first round between Josh Barnett and Pedro Rizzo the pace picked up in the second as both fighters were content to trade. Barnett connected with a vicious left hook that dropped Rizzo to the canvas and finished him off with several more shots on the ground before Referee Herb Dean halted the bout at 1:44 of the second.

After a paced opening frame featherweight Mark Hominick submitted Savant Young via armbar at 4:25 of the second.

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Renato “Babalu” Sobral was victorious in his return, defeating Mike Whitehead via unanimous decision by utilizing crisp and accurate striking.

Matt Lindland overwhelmed Fabio Negao to earn a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 30-26.

“He was so damn tough. He was the real deal,” said Lindland of his opponent following the bout.

As expected, heavy favorite Antonio Rogerio Nogueira stopped Edwin Dewees with a combination at 4:06 of the opening round.

Vitor Belfort stopped Terry Martin in the second round of their middleweight contest with a flying knee followed by an uppercut-left combination that collapsed Martin into the ropes.

Paul Buentello was unable to finish off late replacement Gary Goodridge but did enough to earn a unanimous decision victory.

Mike Pyle defeated JJ Ambrose with a rear naked choke at 2:51 of the opening round.

A scheduled bout between Ray Lamaza and Justin Levens was canceled due to time constraints but both fighters were paid their base salary as well as a bonus.

QUICK RESULTS

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. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, and Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao were also featured on the main, pay-per-view card while Terry Martin vs. Vitor Belfort and Gary Goodridge  vs. Paul Buentello were featured on a preliminary Fox Sports Net broadcast.

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QUICK RESULTS

• 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 via unanimous decision
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Edwin Dewees via TKO – Round 1, 4:06
• Mike Pyle def. J.J. Ambrose via submission – Round 1, 2:51
• Vitor Belfort def. Terry Martin via KO – Round 2, 3:12
• Paul Buentello def. Gary Goodridge via unanimous decision
• Ray Lazama vs. Justin Levens

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 Dewees (+700)
• Mike Pyle (-450) vs. JJ Ambrose (+300)
• Justin Levens (-240) vs. Ray Lazama (+190)
• Paul Buentello (N/A) vs. Gary Goodridge (N/A)
• Vitor Belfort (-260) vs. Terry Martin (+200)
• Mark Hominick (-130) vs. Savant Young (EVEN)

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* Emelianenko was pulled from his scheduled bout against Buentello after he failed to be licensed by the CSAC for undisclosed reasons. Emelianenko will be replaced by Gary Goodridge.

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• UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre has been nominated for the 2008 Best Fighter ESPY. To vote for GSP visit espys.tv.

• The UFC has cut light heavyweight PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura. Nakamura was 0-2 inside the octagon including his most recent loss to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at UFC 84 in May.
• WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber will likely fight again in September at WEC 36 against Mike Brown.
• Josh Thomson took home $35,000 for his main event unanimous decision victory over Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce 10. Melendez earned $50,000 in the loss and Bobby Southworth received $25,000 for his successful title defense over Anthony Ruiz. Also, all fighters from the event tested clean for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
• Edwin Dewees will replace Vernon White against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at Affliction “Banned” on July 19th.
• UFC 89, which is headlined by a clash between rising middleweight contenders Michael Bisping and Chris Leben, will likely be shown on tape delay on Spike TV.
• The Association of Boxing Commissions has passed revised Universal Rules of Mixed Martial Arts at their annual conference in Montreal. Most notably, the revised rules more specifically define illegal strikes to the back of the head and make downward elbows, which were previously banned, legal.
• Anderson Silva wants to fight three more times before the end of the year including his July 19th light heavyweight debut against James Irvin on Spike TV. If Silva emerges victorious (and relatively uninjured) from the main event bout he plans on fighting at UFC 88 on September 6th in Atlanta as well as in November or December. Next up for Silva is 185-pound number-one contender Yushin Okami followed by Patrick Cote.
• Welterweights Ryo Chonan and Roan Carneiro will clash at UFC 88 on September 6th in Atlanta. The fight, which was originally set for UFC 85 in June but postponed due to an injury suffered by Chonan, is a rematch of a February 2005 bout which Chonan won via third-round TKO due to a cut.
• Andrei Arlovski will make his professional boxing debut on September 13th in the opening bout of the Casamayor-Marquez HBO pay-per-view. No opponent has been named for the bout.
• EliteXC has applied for a Nevada promoter’s license to hold events in the state, most likely in Las Vegas. Affliction has not yet filed an application for a Nevada promoter’s license.
• Lightweights Sam Stout and Paul Kelly will square off at UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England.
• UFC 86 drew an official attendance of 11,172 for an official live gate of $3.2 million.
• Forrest Griffin took home an official purse of $250,000, including a $100,000 win bonus, for his unanimous decision victory over Quinton Jackson in the main event of UFC 86. Jackson received $225,000.