Dada 5000
| Dada 5000 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dhafir Harris August 4, 1977 Cat Island, Bahamas |
| Nationality | Bahamian American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)[1] |
| Division | Heavyweight (2010–present) |
| Reach | 77 in (200 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Years active | 2010–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: May 25, 2016 | |
Dhafir Harris (born August 4, 1977) known as Dada 5000, is a Bahamian-born American former mixed martial artist and internet celebrity with his no holds barred street fight videos. He starred in Dawg Fight which is about street fighting in parts of America which he used to film and take part in. He left this lifestyle and started to take up sanctioned fighting, with his most notable MMA fight against the late Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149.[2]
Mixed Martial Arts career
Harris' first fight was against Cedric James where he won by KO in less than 3 minutes of the first round.[3]
Harris' next fight was against Tim Papp where he won by TKO in 50 seconds of the first round.[4]
Bellator
Harris faced childhood friend turned bitter rival Kimbo Slice in a highly publicized match at Bellator 149. In the first round both fighters would become fatigued, leading to a very uneventful fight. Harris was defeated by way of technical knock out during the waning moments of the third round. [5] Having collapsed at the end of the bout, Harris was removed from the ring on a stretcher and immediately rushed to the hospital. He was later determined to have suffered the results of cardiac arrest, severe dehydration and kidney failure during the contest with Slice. Following two weeks of hospitalization, Harris was released on March 2, 2016.[6] Bellator President Scott Coker stated after the bout that Dada 5000 would not be invited back to fight in Bellator.[7] In March 2016, it was revealed that Slice had tested positive for nandrolone and an elevated testosterone to epitestosterone ratio (T/E ratio) in a pre-fight drug test. The result of the fight was overturned to a no contest.[8]
BYB Fighting Extreme Fighting Series
In 2019, Harris started his own bare-knuckle fight promotion. Serving as the promoter and face of the organization, BYB Extreme Fighting Series hosted its first event in April of 2019, the event was notable for having the self-proclaimed smallest cage in combat sports. Known as the "trigon," the triangular cage debuted at the first event. BYB Extreme Fighting Series's next event "Brawl III: Brawl at the Rock," took place on March 7th, 2020.[9] The card was headlined by Chris Barnett taking on Matt Kovacs, with the co-main event being Mike Trujillo taking on Matt Delanoit.[10]
Mixed martial arts record
| 3 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 2–0 (1) | Kimbo Slice | NC (overturned)[11] | Bellator 149 | February 19, 2016 | 3 | 1:32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Originally a TKO win for Slice; overturned after Slice tested positive for nandrolone and an elevated T/E ratio. |
| Win | 2–0 | Tim Papp | TKO (punches) | MFA – New Generation 4 | February 12, 2011 | 1 | 0:50 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Cedric James | KO (punches) | Action Fight League – Rock-N-Rumble 2 | March 5, 2010 | 1 | 2:34 | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
References
- ^ a b "Dhafir". Sherdog.
- ^ "Dhafir Harris". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Action Fight League - Rock-N-Rumble 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "MFA - New Generation 4". Sherdog. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Doyle, Dave (2016-02-20). "Kimbo Slice finishes Dada 5000 in all-time stinker". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Al-Shatti, Shaun (2016-03-03). "Dada 5000 finally released from hospital". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "Scott Coker on Dada 5000's desire to fight again: Let's just be friends". 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Raimondi, Marc (2016-03-21). "Slice, Shamrock both test positive for steroids". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ https://cagesidepress.com/2020/01/29/dada-5000s-brawl-rock-set-march-7th/
- ^ https://bybextreme.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/March-7-Brawl-III-official-press-release.pdf
- ^ "Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson Professional MMA Record". Sherdog.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.