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When a little bit of Jiu-Jitsu training just isn’t enough.
This is a free style fight promoted by Dada 5000. Fast action, quick ending.
Dhafir Harris has at times been compared to Don King in his ability to hype and promote fights. He’s also somewhat infamous given that many of them were underground and unsanctioned “street fights” of the type that made Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson famous on YouTube long before he began a professional mixed martial arts MMA career.
Both Dada and Slice hail from the same rough neighborhood in South Miami, Florida. And as Slice went from underground street legend into mainstream MMA, Dada worked for a time as his bodyguard.
This position increased Dada’s reputation even further — after all, you’d have to be an incredible badass for Kimbo to want your protection.
Word about Dada 5000 reached director Billy Corben, best known for “Cocaine Cowboys” and ESPN’s “30 for 30” film series documentary “The U,” and he decided to tell the story of the underground fight scene in “Dawg Fight.”
It also led to the end of 5000’s unsanctioned street fight circuit as law enforcement arrived to shut down his shows.
DaDa worked as a correctional officer between 1997 and 2000. He decided it was time to make a career change and accepted an opportunity to work for the Department of Children and Families from 2000- 2004.
In 2005, DaDa took a leave of absence from his job to work with his childhood friend Kimbo Slice (street fighter turned professional boxer) and explore the opportunities inside the underground backyard fight world.
In March 2010, with five backyard fights under his belt, DaDa made his MMA pro debut at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL through the Action Fight League against Cedrick Killa Gorilla James. DaDa defeated James by knockout within 2 minutes and 25 seconds of the first round.
His second pro MMA fight took place in February 2011 at Florida International University in Miami, FL through Mixed Fighting Alliance against Timothy Papp, Jr. DaDa defeated Papp within 52 seconds of the first round via knockout. [mmamania .com]
