Dhafir Harris (born August 4, 1977) known as Dada 5000, is a Bahamian-born American who is a former mixed martial artist and

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with his no holds barred street fight videos. He starred in ''

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'' 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

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. Harris is the co-founder of the

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promotion BYB Extreme.

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. Harris' next fight was against Tim Papp where he won by TKO in 50 seconds of the first round.

Bellator

Harris faced childhood friend turned bitter rival Kimbo Slice in a highly publicized match at

. Midway through 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. 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

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, severe dehydration and

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during the contest with Slice. Following two weeks of hospitalization, Harris was released on March 2, 2016. Bellator President

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stated after the bout that Dada 5000 would not be invited back to fight in Bellator. In March 2016, it was revealed that Slice had tested positive for

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and an elevated

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ratio (T/E ratio) in a pre-fight drug test. The result of the fight was overturned to a no contest.

Promoting career

BYB Extreme Fighting Series

In April 2019, Harris started his own bare-knuckle fighting promotion in Miami, Florida. Serving as the promoter and face of the organization, BYB Extreme Fighting Series hosted its first event in April 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.

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' next event "Brawl III: Brawl at the Rock," took place on March 7, 2020. The card was headlined by Chris Barnett taking on Matt Kovacs, with the co-main event being Mike Trujillo taking on Matt Delanoit.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dada 5000 1977 births American male mixed martial artists Living people People from Cat Island, Bahamas Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Sportspeople from Miami Bahamian male mixed martial artists Bahamian emigrants to the United States