Anybody familiar with MMA or Bareknuckle Boxing (BKB) has at some point or another become acquainted with the Kimbo Slice look-a-like, Dada 5000. Best known for building the biggest backyard brawling empire, Dada has recently stirred up some excitement naming himself Team Captain for a BKB tournament to be held against a selected crew from the UK.
So while Dada may have established himself as a “Top Dawg” in Florida, cracking on backyard fighters, one may wonder how he can be even remotely considered as a top BKB fighter, let alone be the captain of a national team.
Is it because of his proven success within the MMA circuit?
And by proven success I am referring to his two victories against tomato cans (though even that term is giving them way more credit than they are due).
Dada has gone to battle inside the cage with Cedric James (0-6) and Tim Papp (1-7). Now while I don’t claim to be a genius when it comes to math, I believe the records of Dada’s opponents is 1-13. So this clearly qualifies him as a team captain of BKB?
And amongst all of the talk –simply visit his Facebook page—he has yet to recognize any legit BKB champions.
USA Heavyweight BKB Champion Danny Batchelder has recently announced he would like to give Dada a chance to fight for the title...a true, legit title.
But that is what the Dada bandwagon doesn’t seem to recognize—it takes more than a few BKB fights in a backyard to legitimize yourself as a “Top Dawg.”
And despite the countless videos created showing the world that he can bench press and throw his weight around against MMA bums, there’s nothing out there showing he even deserves to be a sparring partner for the real BKB fighters out there.
It’s simple, if you want to be the man, you have to beat the man.
Til Dada 5000 is ready to step up and go to battle with a true champion, he is nothing more than a Facebook sensation.
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