Betting Bellator 149 on Spike TV: Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 Odds

Bellator takes a beef from the backyard to the octagon as Kimbo Slice faces off against Dada 5000 Friday night.

Call Bellator’s Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 bout a circus, a sideshow, or a thinly-veiled PR stunt if you want – it’s probably all of those things – but there’s undoubtedly a market for this matchup that is deeply rooted in the backyard fight game.

That’s where Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) and Dada 5000 (Dhafir Harris) grew up throwing punches and making their mark in the fight game. Slice turned thousands of Youtube clicks into a stint with the UFC and Dada 5000’s exposure grew after the backyard fighting documentary “Dawgfight” was released two years ago.

Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 Odds

Right now, bettors are jumping all over Bellator 149 odds that have Kimbo Slice as a -210 favourite. About 76 percent of all bets on the fight are supporting Slice and he is set at -425 to win this bout by knockout, TKO, or disqualification.

This is a case of two brawlers looking to be crowned as the undisputed King of the Streets. Will it be sloppy and resemble a windmill fight more than an MMA match? Definitely. Will it pull in big ratings for Spike TV? Definitely.

“I know what I’m up against,” Dada told reporters. “It only takes one punch. I’m a brawler. I’m not an MMA fighter. You know as well as I know my friend, this s— is not getting out of the first round.”

For the record, MMA odds have the over/under on rounds for this bout at 1.5, but you see where Dada is going with this. Bellator 149 airs live and free on Spike TV beginning at 9 p.m. ET.