DaDa 5000 on ESPN's E:60 Preview Video

by Nick Thomas on Apr 26, 2011 10:31 AM EDT in MMA Video

The controversial back-yard brawl promoter Dhafir "DaDa 5000" Harris will be featured on ESPN E:60 tonight. Pro MMA fighters such as Kimbo Slice, Jorge Masvidal and Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres have fought in DaDa's illegal, unsanctioned bouts. Previously the show featured MMA Fighter turned international criminal Lee Murray.

Join us at BloodyElbow.com tonight at 7 p.m ET and share your thoughts as the show unfolds.

Dhafir "Da Da 5000" Harris (2-0)
Win Tim Papp - TKO (Punches) MFA 4
Win Cedric James - KO (Punches) AFL 2

WHITEBOY VS BILLY REMATCH

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That is a sweet Fro-hawk

by RashadsLeftNipple on Apr 26, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

anyone know where I can find masvidal's fight(s)?

never knew he was on this too.

by Kadd on Apr 26, 2011 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQYaswzcBS0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttXwnz2JL4k

by Nick Thomas on Apr 26, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

thanks.

wasn’t quite the beatdown I expected though.

by Kadd on Apr 26, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

not sure what you expected

but those were tough ass fights and tough ass fighters… Ray is a real fighter.
I thought Jorge showed some incredible grit.

'if you don't have humility as a fighter, fighting will bring humility to you...'

by rohedron on Apr 26, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Fitst saw his fights with Ray onlinevwhen I was 17, been a fan since.

Shields > Gsp

by DL2kold on Apr 26, 2011 4:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

not gonna lie. they do some sweet ass camera work

by Robust23 on Apr 26, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I saw one of his fights on Youtube

most obvious fix ever. DaDa was mounted and getting drilled and the ref stood them up.

BOOSH

by Farthammer on Apr 26, 2011 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Do you know who is opponent was? I haven’t seen that fight yet and I want to. Cedric James or Tim Papp?

Hardcore MMA fan since UFC 99

by ChiCubs23 on Apr 26, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Cedric James

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-E7G_bX7pA&feature=related

TERRIBLE standup, followed by one of the most awkward post-fight interviews ever. At least the rest of the promotion acknowledged how bad the stand-up was.

by Charlie Offenbacher on Apr 26, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

…that was ridiculous. The whole video. Awkward as fuck.

Hardcore MMA fan since UFC 99

by ChiCubs23 on Apr 26, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

DaDa 5000 mounted before the referee stand-up.

by Nick Thomas on Apr 26, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Stupid shit like this. If you’re going to go the illegal route, at least take a note from New York where thinks are slightly safer. Actually, I just looked it up and those fights in New York are legal, just unsanctioned. Do that.

Hardcore MMA fan since UFC 99

by ChiCubs23 on Apr 26, 2011 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

Actually, I just looked it up and those fights in New York are legal, just unsanctioned.

Huh?

Dada’s shows are exactly the same. They are legal, unsanctioned fights. The only difference is that those New York fights occur indoors while Dada’s are outdoors.

by Steve4192 on Apr 26, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

This doofus can get on ESPN, you know Dana’s doing something wrong

by pl4tinum on Apr 26, 2011 12:02 PM EDT reply actions

E:60 is all about human interest stories, not competition.

Dada is, if nothing else, interesting.

by Steve4192 on Apr 26, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

This makes me wonder ...

… what happened to the documentary about this backyard Rakontur was shooting a couple years ago. They’re an indy company making stylish documentaries (Cocaine Cowboys …).

The mma doc is named Dawg Fights, you can still find the trailer on youtube.

Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true. Or what did or didn't happen.

by MarcoDos on Apr 26, 2011 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

They also did one of the 30 for 30 docs

The U, it was great.

www.hottopicwithphil.com

by Worldisart on Apr 26, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm sure this'll help the older boxing crowd to the sport...

and help differentiate MMA from street fighting. Features such as this will do a lot to legalize the sport in NY too.

/sarcasm

by HonorableJudgeIto on Apr 26, 2011 12:24 PM EDT reply actions

And on that day not a single fuck was given

by malkav on Apr 26, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs

I'm mobile. Someone please rec this.

I lol’d at work.

by JAYGK95 on Apr 26, 2011 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Baby talk.

His name is baby talk. And it’s on ESPN. Baby talk.

by pud333 on Apr 26, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

Doo-Doo 5000?

@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 26, 2011 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Are they fighting ufc?

by casualfan1022 on Apr 26, 2011 1:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Using UFC gloves (second video)… I don’t think that’s a good idea.

by Martial Girl on Apr 26, 2011 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

@Martial Girl, haha, agreed but I'm not sure which way you mean it:

The shoddiness of the gloves or the fact that the UFC would be pissed their logo is clearly recognized and being associated with this garbage on ESPN?

by LikeTheWhiskey on Apr 26, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

The UFC may be pissed, and it gives a bad image of the entire sport.

by Martial Girl on Apr 26, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

That's what I thought you meant, although it should be noted you can get these fine

UFC MMA gloves at your local KMart.

by LikeTheWhiskey on Apr 26, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

This is garbage. Not the article, but Dada 5000 and the unsanctioned fights. Curiosity compelled me to watch the fight after the jump, and I really wish Dada had no ties whatsoever to the sport of mma. These unsanctioned fights seem to validate much of the mainstream criticism of the sport for promoting violence.

by Robert V-U on Apr 26, 2011 2:17 PM EDT reply actions