![]() He faced the 200lb beast before his professional MMA career and smashed him up in front of Kimbo. Weiss’ Webros Entertainment will produce the film with Duke executive producing alongside Kimbo’s friend, manager, and employer Michael Imber, who will be portrayed in the project as well. Masvidal once fought in Kimbos backyard and went toe-to-toe with his protege Ray. ![]() Steve Lee Jones’ Bee Holder Productions and Michael J. ![]() “I’m looking forward to exploring Kimbo’s story and interrogating the expectations society places on men like him who are their own special breed of hero,” added Duke. We simply could not find a better Kimbo!” In the southwest Miami-Dade County neighborhood of West Perrine, hundreds of locals would regularly gather around a homemade back yard boxing ring to witness young men. We are ecstatic that Winston has decided to take on this both physically and emotionally challenging role. Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) versus Dreads in bare knuckles street. Producer Steve Lee Jones (Bigger) said: “It’s a rich and layered tale about this man’s incredible journey from a poor neighborhood in Miami to becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Street fighting at its best Kimbo Slice vs Dreads. When Kimbo’s manager buried video of Dada. Slice also entered the UFC octagon back in 2009-2010, where he beat Houston Alexander before his loss to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113. Standing at 6’3, weighing 270lbs and with a mohawk crest crowning his head, Dhafir Dada 5000 Harris is a statuesque and imposing figure- a fist waving warrior who gained notoriety through bare knuckled battles as part of the crew of Mixed Martial Arts sensation Kimbo Slice, a childhood friend. Slice died at the age of 42 from heart failure and a liver mass in June 2016.īefore his death, Slice won a three-round heavyweight match against Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris at Bellator 149 in Houston. The story, written by Andy Weiss (White Boy Rick), centers on the backyard brawler turned mixed martial artist who rose to fame and from homelessness after YouTube audiences were drawn to his backyard fight videos. But the American became a local star in Miami way before his mainstream MMA career for his street fights alongside the late Kimbo Slice, wagering AROUND £31 a fight. Winston Duke (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) will be playing the late MMA fighting legend Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson in the upcoming biopic Backyard Legend, Deadline has confirmed.
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