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	<title>Five Ounces of Pain &#187; Antonio Silva</title>
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		<title>Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva set for &#8220;Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers&#8221; (UPDATED)</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/10/08/fabricio-werdum-vs-antonio-bigfoot-silva-in-the-works-for-strikeforce-fedor-vs-rogers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory Brady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s looking as if a heavyweight showdown between fellow Brazilians Fabricio Werdum and Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva is likely for &#8220;Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers&#8221; on November 7.
At first Werdum revealed to Tatame.com that the fight had been agreed to, but then went on to express doubt in the match-up coming to fruition, explaining, “My manager called [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva suspension expires, wants Josh Barnett at Sengoku</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/07/30/antonio-bigfoot-silva-wants-josh-barnett-at-sengoku/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/07/30/antonio-bigfoot-silva-wants-josh-barnett-at-sengoku/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory Brady</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a one year suspension in the United States due to testing positive for an anabolic steroid following his EliteXC championship victory over Justin Eilers in July of 2008, highly regarded mountain of a heavyweight Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva is free to return to competition in America as soon as he&#8217;d like.
According to the American Top [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Strikeforce declines to acquire contracts of Antonio Silva and Murilo &#8220;Ninja&#8221; Rua</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/10/strikeforce-declines-to-acquire-contracts-of-antonio-silva-and-murilo-ninja-rua/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/10/strikeforce-declines-to-acquire-contracts-of-antonio-silva-and-murilo-ninja-rua/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Murilo Rua]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Published reports indicate that Strikeforce acquired a total of 42 fighter of approximately 150 contracts from ProElite during last week&#8217;s acquisition of select assets.
The San Jose-based promotion is believed to have the option of acquiring additional contracts from ProElite in the future, but as it stands now, a great deal of fighters will continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Antonio Silva set to compete for Sengoku on Jan. 4</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/28/antonio-silva-set-to-compete-for-sengoku-on-jan-4/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/28/antonio-silva-set-to-compete-for-sengoku-on-jan-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials with World Victory Road&#8217;s Sengoku promotion officially announced Friday that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva will debut for the promotion on Jan. 4 during its Sengoku 7 event to be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
According to the promotion, Silva&#8217;s opponent will be Yoshihiro Nakao, who is best known to fans [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Antonio Silva drawing interest from Sengoku but contract not close to being finalized</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/13/antonio-silva-drawing-interest-from-sengoku-but-contract-not-close-to-being-finalized/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/13/antonio-silva-drawing-interest-from-sengoku-but-contract-not-close-to-being-finalized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva is drawing strong interest from World Victory Road&#8217;s Japan-based Sengoku promotion. The news was verified Thursday afternoon following an exclusive interview with Silva&#8217;s manager, Alex Davis.
Davis was contacted in response to a report that appeared on the Brazilian MMA website Tatame.com, which is stating that Silva [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Antonio Silva speaks out about steroids suspension; Benkei&#8217;s departure from ATT; and more in new interview</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/27/antonio-silva-speaks-out-about-steroids-suspension-benkeis-departure-from-att-and-more-in-new-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/27/antonio-silva-speaks-out-about-steroids-suspension-benkeis-departure-from-att-and-more-in-new-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb Newby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suspended EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio &#8220;Pezao&#8221; Silva recently spoke to us in an exclusive interview at Planet Tatami. For the first-time ever, we have translated the interview from Portuguese to English for exclusive publication here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com.
In this interview, which is translated by Planet Tatami&#8217;s André Filipe Cassimiro de Sousa, Silva discusses his recent suspension [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>EliteXC responds to Silva&#8217;s suspension</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/22/elitexc-responds-to-silvas-suspension/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/22/elitexc-responds-to-silvas-suspension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[EliteXC officials are now speaking out about the California State Athletic Commissions&#8217; announcement Thursday that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva had been suspended for a year and fined $2,500 after testing positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone following his July 26 title win over Justin Eilers.
&#8220;We respect the California commission and the job they do. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Silva and his manager respond to positive test claim</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/21/silva-and-his-manager-respond-to-positive-test-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/21/silva-and-his-manager-respond-to-positive-test-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Davis, the manager for suspended EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva, recently issued a statement on behalf of Silva via the Underground forum at MixedMartialArts.com in which Silva proclaims his innocence.
&#8220;Dear Family, Friends, Fans and Public, I did not use the steroid Boldenone, or any other steroid of prohibited substance,&#8221; Silva&#8217;s statement began. &#8220;I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>CSAC suspends Antonio Silva for one year</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/21/csac-suspends-antonio-silva-for-one-year/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/21/csac-suspends-antonio-silva-for-one-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antonio Silva]]></category>
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The California State Athletic Commission alerted the media via e-mail on Thursday that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva failed a drug test administered by the commission just prior to his winning the then-vacant title against Justin Eilers on July 26 in a fight televised on SHOWTIME.
According to the commission, Silva is accused of testing positive [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eric Pele to fight on next Steele Cage/IFO show</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/07/eric-pele-to-fight-on-next-steele-cageifo-show/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/07/eric-pele-to-fight-on-next-steele-cageifo-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Steele&#8217;s Steele Cage Promotions is coming back with another show in a short amount of time as they&#8217;ll be back at it on Sept. 21 at the Orleans Arena in Vegas.
Eric Pele has been signed for the card and he&#8217;ll be dropping from super heavyweight to heavyweight and will be fighting Antoine &#8220;Herc&#8221; Hayes.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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