BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » dhafir harris https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Announced ‘Dada 5000′ bare-knuckle fight scrapped by Florida commission https://www.badmma.com/announced-dada-5000-bare-knuckle-fight-scrapped-by-florida-commission.html https://www.badmma.com/announced-dada-5000-bare-knuckle-fight-scrapped-by-florida-commission.html#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:44:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/announced-dada-5000-bare-knuckle-fight-scrapped-by-florida-commission.html (Editor’s note: Story has been updated to reflect the Florida commission shutting down ‘Dada 5000’s’ return.) On the same day ‘Dada 5000’s’ return to combat sports was announced, it was swiftly canceled. Bare-knuckle boxing organization BYB Extreme, which was co-founded by “Dada 5000” (real name Dhafir Harris ), announced on Monday that “Dada 5000” would meet Matt Strickland in the trigon on Nov. 19 to headline “BYB 13: Tampa Brawl for it All” at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Hours later, a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation official told MMA Fighting that the fight was off. “Dhafir Harris is currently indefinitely suspended by the Texas Athletic Commission. Mr.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/announced-dada-5000-bare-knuckle-fight-scrapped-by-florida-commission.html/feed 0 ‘Dada 5000′ to fight for first time since 2016 at BYB Extreme event in November https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-to-fight-for-first-time-since-2016-at-byb-extreme-event-in-november.html https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-to-fight-for-first-time-since-2016-at-byb-extreme-event-in-november.html#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:19:04 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-to-fight-for-first-time-since-2016-at-byb-extreme-event-in-november.html 2022 won’t end without “Dada 5000” returning to combat sports. Bare-knuckle boxing organization BYB Extrem, which was co-founded by “Dada 5000” (real name Dhafir Harris ), announced on Monday that “Dada 5000” will meet Matt Strickland in the trigon on Nov.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-to-fight-for-first-time-since-2016-at-byb-extreme-event-in-november.html/feed 0 ‘Kimbo Slice’ on ‘Dada 5000′ fight: Two guys from the same neighborhood have some beef https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-on-dada-5000-fight-two-guys-from-the-same-neighborhood-have-some-beef.html https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-on-dada-5000-fight-two-guys-from-the-same-neighborhood-have-some-beef.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 19:41:55 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-on-dada-5000-fight-two-guys-from-the-same-neighborhood-have-some-beef.html Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Don’t read too much in the backstory for Friday’s Bellator 149 co-headliner. It’s not all that complicated, one half of the match-up said. According to Kevin “ Kimbo Slice ” Ferguson, who meets “Dada 5000” (aka Dhafir Harris ) in the Spike-televised bout, it’s simply the result of “two (expletives) from the same neighborhood having beef.” Ferguson (5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and Harris (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), former bare-knuckle fighters who rose to fame in Miami’s underground fight scene, are now rivals. Now going legit with their combat-sports pursuits, they’ll settle the score at Houston’s Toyota Center. In the above video, which Bellator produced, Ferguson discusses the bad blood

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-on-dada-5000-fight-two-guys-from-the-same-neighborhood-have-some-beef.html/feed 0 Bellator 149 promo: A street fight in the cage with ‘Kimbo’ vs. ‘Dada 5000′? https://www.badmma.com/bellator-149-promo-a-street-fight-in-the-cage-with-kimbo-vs-dada-5000.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-149-promo-a-street-fight-in-the-cage-with-kimbo-vs-dada-5000.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 06:44:06 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-149-promo-a-street-fight-in-the-cage-with-kimbo-vs-dada-5000.html Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Leave it to longtime Bellator commentator and former pro MMA fighter Jimmy Smith to be a voice of reason in the tentpole spectacle known as Kevin “ Kimbo Slice ” Ferguson vs.“Dada 5000,” aka Dhafir Harris . “The problem a street fighter has going into MMA is it’s not a street fight,” Smith tells cameras in the latest promo video for Bellator 149. Friday’s co-headliner might be billed as MMA, but if you’re picking up what Smith and Bellator commentator Manny Rodriguez are putting down in “What to Watch: Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000,” whatever happens in the cage is probably going to be over, and soon. Bellator 149 takes place at Toyota Center in Houston.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-149-promo-a-street-fight-in-the-cage-with-kimbo-vs-dada-5000.html/feed 0 Video: Bellator 149 open-workout highlights with Shamrock-Gracie, Ferguson-Harris https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-149-open-workout-highlights-with-shamrock-gracie-ferguson-harris.html https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-149-open-workout-highlights-with-shamrock-gracie-ferguson-harris.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 04:14:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-149-open-workout-highlights-with-shamrock-gracie-ferguson-harris.html Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos HOUSTON – Bellator 149 open workouts took place today, and the event’s top four fighters were all in attendance. Check out the highlights. Today’s festivities took place at O Athletik in Houston. The nearby Toyota Center hosts Friday’s event, which includes a main card on Spike and prelims on MMAjunkie. Check out the above video for more on headliners Ken Shamrock (28-16-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and fellow UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie (14-2-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who meet in an openweight bout, as well as heavyweight co-headliners Dhafir Harris (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Kevin “ Kimbo Slice ” Ferguson (5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Each fighter did a light workout and discussed Friday’s stakes.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-149-open-workout-highlights-with-shamrock-gracie-ferguson-harris.html/feed 0 ‘Dada 5000,’ a black belt in ‘blunt-force trauma,’ hoping to make ‘Kimbo’ homeless https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-a-black-belt-in-blunt-force-trauma-hoping-to-make-kimbo-homeless.html https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-a-black-belt-in-blunt-force-trauma-hoping-to-make-kimbo-homeless.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 04:14:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-a-black-belt-in-blunt-force-trauma-hoping-to-make-kimbo-homeless.html Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos HOUSTON – Dhafir Harris clearly has some unresolved issues with rival and fellow Bellator 149 co-headliner Kevin “ Kimbo Slice ” Ferguson, but “Dada 5000’s” wish might seem a little cruel – even by MMA’s trash-talking standards. Harris (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets Ferguson (5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 149 co-main event, and ahead of the bout, which airs on Spike from Houston’s Toyota Center, the insults, bold predictions and bad blood have been primary selling points of the fight. During today’s open workouts for the event, Harris discussed his plans for a fellow veteran of Miami’s underground fight scene. “You know, his wife and his kids and his mom said, ‘Hey, you better not come back to the house if you don’t win,’” Harris said.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/dada-5000-a-black-belt-in-blunt-force-trauma-hoping-to-make-kimbo-homeless.html/feed 0 Kimbo Slice, Dada 5000, and the battle for the ‘World Street Championship’ https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-dada-5000-and-the-battle-for-the-world-street-championship.html https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-dada-5000-and-the-battle-for-the-world-street-championship.html#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:53:53 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-dada-5000-and-the-battle-for-the-world-street-championship.html Kimbo Slice Give Bellator MMA credit for at least this much: Whatever this fight is , this thing between Kimbo Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson) and “Dada 5000” (real name Dhafir Harris ), it is 100 percent, all the way that thing . For one brief moment, let’s not even get hung up on whether that is good or bad. We’ll get to that, but first let’s just appreciate the all-in, no-turning-back nature of it. And to do that, well, the flyers are as good a place to start as any. Somehow I missed this last week, but Bellator launched a social media campaign/giveaway with the hashtag #TakeYourHood.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/kimbo-slice-dada-5000-and-the-battle-for-the-world-street-championship.html/feed 0 Video: ‘Shamrock/Gracie/Kimbo/Dada 5000′ full episode before Bellator 149 https://www.badmma.com/video-shamrockgraciekimbodada-5000-full-episode-before-bellator-149.html https://www.badmma.com/video-shamrockgraciekimbodada-5000-full-episode-before-bellator-149.html#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:17:16 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-shamrockgraciekimbodada-5000-full-episode-before-bellator-149.html Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Did you miss the debut of “Shamrock/Gracie/Kimbo/Dada 5000,” or just want to watch it again? Check out the full episode.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-shamrockgraciekimbodada-5000-full-episode-before-bellator-149.html/feed 0 MMAjunkie reader predictions: Make your picks for Bellator 149 https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkie-reader-predictions-make-your-picks-for-bellator-149.html https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkie-reader-predictions-make-your-picks-for-bellator-149.html#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:10:11 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mmajunkie-reader-predictions-make-your-picks-for-bellator-149.html Ken Shamrock We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator “tent pole” event in Texas, Bellator 149. In late 2015, we expanded upon our traditional staff picks to include the consensus picks from MMAjunkie readers. We’ll continue that in the new year. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkie-reader-predictions-make-your-picks-for-bellator-149.html/feed 0 ‘In Focus’ video: Bellator 149 co-headliner ‘Dada 5000′ – and a backyard brawl https://www.badmma.com/in-focus-video-bellator-149-co-headliner-dada-5000-and-a-backyard-brawl.html https://www.badmma.com/in-focus-video-bellator-149-co-headliner-dada-5000-and-a-backyard-brawl.html#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:28:08 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/in-focus-video-bellator-149-co-headliner-dada-5000-and-a-backyard-brawl.html Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Get to know Dhafir Harris – perhaps best known as “Dada 5000” – and get an up-close look at the backyard business that brought him to prominence. Harris (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets fellow Florida heavyweight and noted backyard brawler Kevin “ Kimbo Slice ” Ferguson (5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in Bellator 149’s upcoming co-main event. The event takes place Feb.

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