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'Dawg Fight' director on Kimbo-Dada: 'If nothing else, I think we can all agree it's good television'

HOUSTON -- The least surprised person in the room during Wednesday's Bellator 149 pre-fight press conference was also one of the men most responsible for the commotion.

Billy Corben, the scruffy director whose filmography includes Cocaine Cowboys and The U, has spent nearly eight years following the spectacle of Dada 5000 and Kimbo Slice. And as the latter heavyweight stood enraged, likening the former's manhood to that of a child, Corben couldn't help but think back to those who dismissed the rivalry as nothing more than a contrived bit of promoting.