MMA fighter Dhafir Harris, 38, collapsed due to exhaustion in the third round of Friday night's fight against Kimbo Slice in what was deemed a TKO.
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Harris Is Stable After Scary Friday Night
Saturday, Feb. 20
After he went down, Harris, nicknamed Dada 5000, was stretchered off and given oxygen, as MMA on SiriusXM showed:
Dada 5000 carried out on a stretcher #Bellator149 pic.twitter.com/r9ySiHPtpW
— MMA on SiriusXM (@MMAonSiriusXM) February 20, 2016
He was taken to the hospital, where his condition was serious. According to Bleacher Report's Jeremy Botter, multiple sources confirmed that the fighter was in critical condition after the fight. His heart reportedly stopped, and he was put on a ventilator.
Botter reported Saturday that Harris was in stable condition, and his family released this statement:
Here is the statement from the family of Dhafir Harris. pic.twitter.com/c4oCUI0YCs
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 20, 2016
Things surrounding the end of the fight took a dark turn after it was initially met with comedy. It was a slow, uneventful fight that didn't do much to excite the viewers.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan didn't hold anything back either in describing the fight either:
