The second hot test in his career... http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/12/...ed-stripped-of-bonus-after-failing-post-fight Less than two weeks after basking in the glow of a bout many consider 2013's Fight of the Year, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva is in the news for the wrong reasons. Silva failed his post-fight drug test following his Dec. 6 majority draw against Mark Hunt in Brisbane, Australia. As a result, Silva will have to forfeit his $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, which will be shifted over to Hunt. MMAFighting.com confirmed the news with a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The news was originally reported by MMAJunkie. Silva applied for, and received, a testosterone replacement therapy therapeutic use exemption for the Hunt fight. However, even with the exemption, Silva's testosterone level on the day of the fight was outside the allowable limit. Silva will be suspended for nine months as a result of the test failure. The 34-year-old from Brasilia, Brazil, who has battled a condition called acromegaly, was also suspended in 2008 after defeating Justin Eilers to win the Elite XC heavyweight title, when he tested positive for Boldenone.
