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Kimbo and manager explain longtime beef with DADA 5000

Kimbo Slice’s next fight in Bellator MMA will be against DADA 5000, a man that he has a long-time rivalry with according to Kimbo himself and his manager.

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Chris Palmquist
November 29, 2015 · 1 min read

Kimbo Slice’s next fight in Bellator MMA will be against DADA 5000, a man that he has a long-time rivalry with according to Kimbo himself and his manager:

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“Even though we’re from the same neighborhood, this f****** n***** knows what type of n***** I am…So for him to be running his mouth the way he’s running his mouth, Ariel, he’s made this sh*t super personal. Super personal.”

A huge source of Slice’s and Imber’s discontent comes from the 2015 documentary Dawg Fight, which was written by and stars Harris and his backyard-fighting organization. The two felt Harris and director Bill Corben didn’t accurately represent them throughout the film, causing inaccuracies and harm along the way.

“If he [Corben] would’ve tried to talk to either myself or Kimbo together, we would’ve let him know what he was dealing with,” Imber said. “He didn’t really fact check. Dada claims he’s like a street-fighting legend or something. He claims he’s 38-0. He’s never had more than two fights in the backyard, and if he’s had any more than two fights, where are they at? Where’s it at? It’s nowhere. Who’s even said they’ve seen it?

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