Dawg Fight is a documentary film directed by Billy Corben about the mixed martial arts career and personal life of Bellator MMA fighter Dhaffir Harris aka Dada 5000. The documentary is critically acclaimed for its sobering account of the brutal sport no holds barred fighting and bareknuckle fighting. It was also the last film appearance of Kimbo Slice before his death in 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Dawg Fight | |
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| Directed by | Billy Corben |
| Produced by | Alfred Spellman |
| Starring | Dhaffir Harris |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Reception edit
The film received positive responses from critics.[9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ Rothbart, Davy (23 November 2011). "MMA Star Dada 5000 Talks About Knocking Out His Opponents". MMA. Maxim.
- ^ Francisco Alvarado (13 March 2015). "Miami Film Festival 2015: Rakontur's Dawg Fight Is Worth the Wait". Miami New Times.
- ^ "'Dawg Fight' Director Pulls No Punches With His Brutal New Film". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Gregg Kilday (16 May 2015). "'Dawg Fight' Hits Netflix, "Pop Doc" Filmmakers Discover Their Niche". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "- Miami Herald". miamiherald.
- ^ "Dawg Fight, the insane documentary about Florida backyard fighting, is now on Netflix". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ Paula Bernstein (13 March 2015). "Brutal 'Dawg Fight' Gets an Innovative Release (with Excl - Indiewire". Indiewire.
- ^ LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor (13 March 2015). "Where 'dawg fights' pay the bills". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "DAWG FIGHT (Billy Corben - 2015) Movie Review - Graffiti With Punctuation". graffitiwithpunctuation.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ Alvarado, Francisco (13 March 2015). "Miami Film Festival 2015: Rakontur's Dawg Fight Is Worth the Wait". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Dawg FIght - Review - @305Magazine - Miami, FL". 305magazine.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
