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MMA Fighter Bios: DON FRYE

DON FRYE
MMA RECORD: 20-7-1
BORN: Sierra Vista, Arizona
6’1, heavyweight

A protégé of UFC legend Dan Severn, Don Frye was already a great wrestler before competing in MMA. In 1987 he won the freestyle and Greco-Roman events during an Olympic qualifier.
In 1995, Frye helped Dan Severn for the Ultimate Ultimate 1995, and Severn would do the same for his friend when Frye made his MMA debut at UFC 8. He went 3 for 3 that night to win the UFC 8 tournament. Making it look easy, Frye finished all three opponents in a combined time of 3 minutes and 10 seonds. He knocked out Thomas Ramirez in a blistering speed of 8 seconds, finished off Sam Adkins in 48 seconds, and took his sweet time to dispatch of Gary Goodride in 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Frye would return to UFC 9 and defeated Amaury Bitetti via strikes. At UFC 10, the tournament went well for Frye who took out Mark Hall and Brian Johnston. But in the finals, Mark Coleman proved to be too much to handle in Frye’s third fight of the evening as Coleman finished the bout 11 and a half minutes in the contest.
Frye was still considered one of the best in the game, and showed a grit and determination that worked well with his solid wrestling and powerful ground and pound game. He also had a fearless attitude which allowed him to strike and tag many fighters with some big shots.
He defeated Mark Hall twice in 1997 and took out Gary Goodridge for a second time in that year too. Hall and Goodridge were victims on the road to the Ultimate Ultimate 96 finals for Frye. In what would be for the tournament championship and bragging rights, Frye took on Tank Abott and finished off the big man in under a minute and a half via rear naked choke.
“The Predator” would take his act to Japane and compete in Pride, and win over Gilbert Yvel, Cyril Abidi, and Ken Shamrock in 2002, in what would be a highly entertaining bout. Frye was still a 15-1 fighter when he took on Hidehiko Yoshida in 2002, but succumbed to an armbar to Yoshida, and showed incredible endurance to pain in not tapping to the Japanese Judo master. His heart was well noted and threshold for pain very intense as even during his bout with Shamrock he would not tap to some very tight leglocks. But Frye would not be able to handle some of his past foes from the UFC as his rematch with Coleman was a win for “The Hammer”, and Frye would be knocked out with a brutal headkick at the hands of Gary Goodridge as well. Frye would continue to compete in the latter half of this decade, amassing a 5-3 record.
Frye is a legend in the sport and two tournament victories in the UFC put him as one of the top names the Ultimate Fighting Championship has seen. He helped shape and evolve the game. His immense heart and willingness to put everything on the line fearlessly has made him a well-loved fighter globally. His toe to toe slugfest battle with Yoshihiro Takayama was an incredible fight to watch and made fans get up off their seats and cheer loudly worldwide for his work.

PREDATOR HEROICS
UFC 8 Tournament Champ
Ultimate Ultimate ‘96 Tournament Champ
Fight with Takayama was number 1 on Fox Sports Network’s “Best Damn 50 Beatdowns”