Wanderlei Silva recently expressed his interest in fighting Kimbo Slice in a stand-up battle in the Bellator MMA cage. Apparently “The Axe Murderer” isn’t the only one who likes that idea.
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Wanderlei Silva recently expressed his interest in fighting Kimbo Slice in a stand-up battle in the Bellator MMA cage. Apparently “The Axe Murderer” isn’t the only one who likes that idea.
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson recently spoke with the folks at Ground and Pound TV about a number of topics, including Silva recently stating that he would like to fight Kimbo in MMA, but in a stand-up war.
Regarding a potential fight against “The Axe Murderer,” Slice stated the following:
“I like Wanderlei, I think he’ll give me a good fight. He’s gonna want a knockout like I’m gonna want a knockout. Dude, I don’t mind getting knocked out by Wanderlei, but I don’t mind knocking your ass out either, believe that! So it’s gonna be like a good fight. So if he wants some, come get it.”
You can watch the complete GnP TV interview with Kimbo Slice above.
Former UFC heavyweight and Ultimate Fighter competitor and current Bellator ‘star’ Kimbo Slice is coming off one of the most bizarre fights in MMA history. Fighting fellow street fighting/Youtube sensation Dada 5000 (real name Dhafir Harris) at Bellator 149, Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson) won with a rather sloppy knockout. The two brawlers stood toe
Former UFC heavyweight and Ultimate Fighter competitor and current Bellator ‘star’ Kimbo Slice is coming off one of the most bizarre fights in MMA history. Fighting fellow street fighting/Youtube sensation Dada 5000 (real name Dhafir Harris) at Bellator 149, Slice (real name Kevin Ferguson) won with a rather sloppy knockout. The two brawlers stood toe to toe for the entire fight, but the problem was they’d swung out of gas by the end of round one, and so the ensuing rounds were void of technique and chock full of almost comical exchanges.
The story didn’t end in the Bellator cage though, as it was later revealed that Dada 5000 had suffered various life threatening injuries during the fight. They were not as a result of the punches he took though, and they included his heart stopping twice during the fight. So we’ll put this weird fight in to the reaches of our distant memories, we thought, but alas it was still far from over for Slice at least.
The news then broke that both Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock, who had fought Royce Gracie in a similarly poor fight on Bellator 149, had failed drug tests. Slice had a T to E (Testosterone to Epitestosterone) level of 6.4-1, well over the 4-1 allowed ratio by the Texas Commission. Shamrock had tested positive for a number of performance enhancing anabolic steroids, to the surprise of no one, as the 52-year old appeared to have discovered a fountain of youth before his recent MMA return. Anyway, despite his rather lacklustre performance at BMMA 149, Slice still got a high level call out from one of the biggest names in all mixed martial arts, Wanderlei Silva.
‘The Axe Murderer’ is poised to make his return under the Rizin banner, run by the same Sakakibara who owned Pride FC, in a tag team grappling match. He recently declared he’d fight twice under MMA rules this year too, at least once under the Bellator banner:
“In Bellator, one guy I want to fight is Kimbo (Slice) and I want to fight in his area. I don’t want it to go to the ground, I want to make a good show for the fans, when I can’t do that then I will stop it.”
Kimbo Slice reacts to Wanderlei Silva’s challenge, and also reveals how he thinks the commissions should allow fighters to take ‘extra vitamins’…
(Unless he plans on actually using that sledgehammer, this is going to end poorly.)
Vince Lombardi was once famously quoted as saying that “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” that is the true measure of a man. Then again, he also died of stupid butthole cancer because he was too proud to get a proctoscopic exam, so what the f*ck does he know?
What we’re getting at is, there comes a time in everyone’s life where throwing in the towel doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re refusing (or unable) to get up. In the combat sports world especially, we’ve seen countless fighters place ego above all else and continue fighting well beyond the point that their bodies have told them to stop, and to what end? (More often than not, few wholly unnecessary concussions.
So if you were, say, a 38-year-old guy who nearly died from kidney failure while competing in your first MMA fight in 5 years, you’d probably hang up the 4 oz. gloves for good and thank your God for bringing you out of that coma you were in, right? Well, not if you’re Dada 5000 you wouldn’t!
(Unless he plans on actually using that sledgehammer, this is going to end poorly.)
Vince Lombardi was once famously quoted as saying that “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” that is the true measure of a man. Then again, he also died of stupid butthole cancer because he was too proud to get a proctoscopic exam, so what the f*ck does he know?
What we’re getting at is, there comes a time in everyone’s life where throwing in the towel doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re refusing (or unable) to get up. In the combat sports world especially, we’ve seen countless fighters place ego above all else and continue fighting well beyond the point that their bodies have told them to stop, and to what end? (More often than not, few wholly unnecessary concussions.
So if you were, say, a 38-year-old guy who nearly died from kidney failure while competing in your first MMA fight in 5 years, you’d probably hang up the 4 oz. gloves for good and thank your God for bringing you out of that coma you were in, right? Well, not if you’re Dada 5000 you wouldn’t!
Despite spending two weeks in a hospital following his near-fatal loss to Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149, it looks like Dada 5000 aka Dhafir Harris might actually be considering another fight. In a statement posted to his instagram this morning, Dada cleared up what went down on the night of Bellator 149 — which was somehow much, much worse than you think — and kinda sorta hinted that he would be returning to the cage to give this silly little sport another try.
The post has since been taken down, but BloodyElbow was able to grab a screenshot:
The statement reads: “To All My fans, Supporters, Haters, And Critics Alike. I haven’t been on Social media due to situations Beyond My Control. (Not because of the outcome of the fight) Tune in to ESPN Dan Lebatard Tv and Radio Show This Wednesday @12 Noon. In my up and coming interview as I will put an end to all Accusations, Opinions Speculations, and Assumptions about the Fight. A lot of folks celebrities alike have jump to conclusions without the facts. Yes I trained very hard for this fight and I was in Fighting Shape.. But those who knew me they knew that something wasn’t right by the look in my Eyes when I stepped into that ring. But Stay tuned for the rest of that shocking story (Coming up) But tune in this Wednesday @ 12 noon on the ESPN the Dan Lebatard Tv and Radio Show! For the 1st of many interviews from DADA5OOO! Yes I did have kidney failure during the fight I also had 2 heart attacks which I did code aka Died during the Fight. Glory to the Most High which saw favor in me to bring me back. which put me in Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston Texas for more then 3 weeks after the fight. Just to come back to Miami and to continue treatment at South Miami Hospital. Thank you all for your Prayers And Support I will make a full recovery and will be back Bigger, Faster and stronger than ever before that much you can Count On!!!”
Wait, so Dada not only suffered kidney failure, but two heart attacks during the fight *and* coded? And he still wants to fight?!!
You know what, f*ck it. You’ve earned this, Mr. 5000. (*salutes*)
Probably the saddest thing about this whole idea is the fact that Bellator will DEFINITELY book him another fight. Hell, they’ve probably already started hyping up Dada vs. Kimbo II.
“One has heart-stopping power, the other can literally come back from the dead! Tune in this summer to see the sequel to the ultimate street brawl at Bellator 188: Coronary!!”
I know Bellator doesn’t typically name their events, but you get the picture.
(Unless he plans on actually using that sledgehammer, this is going to end poorly.)
Vince Lombardi was once famously quoted as saying that “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” that is the true measure of a man. Then again, he also died of stupid butthole cancer because he was too proud to get a proctoscopic exam, so what the f*ck does he know?
What we’re getting at is, there comes a time in everyone’s life where throwing in the towel doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re refusing (or unable) to get up. In the combat sports world especially, we’ve seen countless fighters place ego above all else and continue fighting well beyond the point that their bodies have told them to stop, and to what end? (More often than not, few wholly unnecessary concussions.
So if you were, say, a 38-year-old guy who nearly died from kidney failure while competing in your first MMA fight in 5 years, you’d probably hang up the 4 oz. gloves for good and thank your God for bringing you out of that coma you were in, right? Well, not if you’re Dada 5000 you wouldn’t!
(Unless he plans on actually using that sledgehammer, this is going to end poorly.)
Vince Lombardi was once famously quoted as saying that “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” that is the true measure of a man. Then again, he also died of stupid butthole cancer because he was too proud to get a proctoscopic exam, so what the f*ck does he know?
What we’re getting at is, there comes a time in everyone’s life where throwing in the towel doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re refusing (or unable) to get up. In the combat sports world especially, we’ve seen countless fighters place ego above all else and continue fighting well beyond the point that their bodies have told them to stop, and to what end? (More often than not, few wholly unnecessary concussions.
So if you were, say, a 38-year-old guy who nearly died from kidney failure while competing in your first MMA fight in 5 years, you’d probably hang up the 4 oz. gloves for good and thank your God for bringing you out of that coma you were in, right? Well, not if you’re Dada 5000 you wouldn’t!
Despite spending two weeks in a hospital following his near-fatal loss to Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149, it looks like Dada 5000 aka Dhafir Harris might actually be considering another fight. In a statement posted to his instagram this morning, Dada cleared up what went down on the night of Bellator 149 — which was somehow much, much worse than you think — and kinda sorta hinted that he would be returning to the cage to give this silly little sport another try.
The post has since been taken down, but BloodyElbow was able to grab a screenshot:
The statement reads: “To All My fans, Supporters, Haters, And Critics Alike. I haven’t been on Social media due to situations Beyond My Control. (Not because of the outcome of the fight) Tune in to ESPN Dan Lebatard Tv and Radio Show This Wednesday @12 Noon. In my up and coming interview as I will put an end to all Accusations, Opinions Speculations, and Assumptions about the Fight. A lot of folks celebrities alike have jump to conclusions without the facts. Yes I trained very hard for this fight and I was in Fighting Shape.. But those who knew me they knew that something wasn’t right by the look in my Eyes when I stepped into that ring. But Stay tuned for the rest of that shocking story (Coming up) But tune in this Wednesday @ 12 noon on the ESPN the Dan Lebatard Tv and Radio Show! For the 1st of many interviews from DADA5OOO! Yes I did have kidney failure during the fight I also had 2 heart attacks which I did code aka Died during the Fight. Glory to the Most High which saw favor in me to bring me back. which put me in Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston Texas for more then 3 weeks after the fight. Just to come back to Miami and to continue treatment at South Miami Hospital. Thank you all for your Prayers And Support I will make a full recovery and will be back Bigger, Faster and stronger than ever before that much you can Count On!!!”
Wait, so Dada not only suffered kidney failure, but two heart attacks during the fight *and* coded? And he still wants to fight?!!
You know what, f*ck it. You’ve earned this, Mr. 5000. (*salutes*)
Probably the saddest thing about this whole idea is the fact that Bellator will DEFINITELY book him another fight. Hell, they’ve probably already started hyping up Dada vs. Kimbo II.
“One has heart-stopping power, the other can literally come back from the dead! Tune in this summer to see the sequel to the ultimate street brawl at Bellator 188: Coronary!!”
I know Bellator doesn’t typically name their events, but you get the picture.
The co-main event bout between backyard brawlers Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 (real name Dhafir Harris) at February’s Bellator 149 is largely regarded as one of worst MMA bouts of all-time, but it certainly wasn’t humorous that Harris was sent to a hospital for an extended stay after passing out in the cage. Harris was
The co-main event bout between backyard brawlers Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 (real name Dhafir Harris) at February’s Bellator 149 is largely regarded as one of worst MMA bouts of all-time, but it certainly wasn’t humorous that Harris was sent to a hospital for an extended stay after passing out in the cage.
Harris was in Houston for almost three weeks after the controversial event recovering from cardiac arrest, a broken orbital bone, and severe dehydration, fatigue, an renal failure after a reported 4-pound weight cut to make the heavyweight limit. Now that he’s apparently back to health, he got on Instagram today to briefly describe what happened to him before quickly delting the post.
In the post, Harris wrote that he had two heart attacks and ‘died’ in the fight:
“Yes I trained very hard for this fight and I was in Fighting Shape. But those who knew me they knew that something wasn’t right by the look in my eyes when I stepped into that ring.
“Yes I did have kidney failure during the fight I also had 2 heart attacks which I did code aka Died during the Fight.”
Here’s the post courtesy of a screenshot by @GrabakaHitman on Twitter:
It looks like “The Axe Murderer” wants a slugfest against the famous street brawler.
Wanderlei Silva, who recently signed with the Bellator MMA promotion, revealed during his appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com that h…
It looks like “The Axe Murderer” wants a slugfest against the famous street brawler.
Wanderlei Silva, who recently signed with the Bellator MMA promotion, revealed during his appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com that he would like to fight Kimbo Slice.
And according to Silva, he has no desire to fight with Kimbo on the ground.
“One guy I would love to fight is Kimbo, and I don’t go to the ground,” Silva told Ariel Helwani during Monday’s interview.
“No, I want to fight in his area because the truth is, I want to make a good show, I want to give emotions to my fans. And when I can, I am going to do what I can do.”
Wanderlei Silva teams with Kiyoshi Tamura against Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro in a tag-team grappling match at the upcoming Rizin FF event in Japan.
