Dada 5000

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]

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]