Don Frye

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Don Frye
Born Donald Frye
(1965-11-23) November 23, 1965
Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
Other names The Predator
Nationality United States American
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 102.5 kg (226 lb; 16.14 st)
Division Light heavyweight
Heavyweight
Style Boxing, Judo, Wrestling
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
Team Team Frye
Rank      2nd degree black belt in Judo
Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active 1996–1997
2001–2009
2011
Professional boxing record
Total 1
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Draws 0
Kickboxing record
Total 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Draws 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 31
Wins 20
By knockout 7
By submission 11
Losses 9
By knockout 5
By submission 2
Draws 1
No contests 1
Other information
University Arizona State University
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Donald "Don" Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, amateur and professional wrestler and actor. After taking up wrestling in high school, Frye went on to wrestle collegiately at Arizona State University and Oklahoma State University–Stillwater during the 1980s and also trained in boxing, debuting professionally in 1989. He would then leave the combat sport scene for a number of years, working as a emergency medical technician and firefighter, before turning to the fledgling sport of MMA in 1996. With his background in boxing and wrestling, as well as judo, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and he had instant success, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments and finishing as runner-up UFC 10 in his first year of competition. Despite his accomplishments, he retired from MMA in 1997 to pursue a career in professional wrestling with New Japan Pro Wrestling and quickly became one of the company's leading heels. After spending four years as one of Japan's top gaijin wrestlers, Frye returned to MMA with the Pride Fighting Championships in September 2001, much more muscle-bound and sporting an American patriot persona in response to the September 11 attacks. After developing a reputation for toughness and fighting spirit, mostly due to his legendary bouts with Ken Shamrock and Yoshihiro Takayama during his two year stint in Pride, Frye departed the promotion to compete in K-1 and Hero's in 2004 but returned for the final Pride event in 2007.

Early life

Born of Cherokee, Irish, Scottish and Pennsylvania Dutch descent, Don Frye began wrestling at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona then in college for Arizona State University in 1984, where he was trained by fellow future Ultimate Fighting Championship legend, then assistant wrestling coach, Dan Severn. In 1987, he won the freestyle and Greco-Roman events during an Olympic qualifier. A year later, he transferred to Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, where he encountered another future UFC star amongst his teammates: Randy Couture.

After college, Frye trained in boxing for a year and a half and made his professional debut on August 28, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona, scoring a first round knockout over Luis Mora. This would be his one and only boxing match as he soon retired and went on to work as a firefighter and an emergency medical technician.[1] During this time, he also took up judo and earned the rank of second dan black belt.[2]

Career

Ultimate Fighting Championship (1996)

In 1995, Don Frye helped train his old friend Dan Severn for the Ultimate Ultimate 1995, accompanying Severn's entourage to Denver. He soon made the jump to the burgeoning sport of mixed martial arts himself and joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship the following year. Debuting at UFC 8 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on February 16, 1996, Frye was among the eight competitors in the openweight tournament that night and ran through the field with relative ease to announce himself as one of just two fighters of the era skilled in both stand-up and ground fighting, the other being Marco Ruas.[3] In the quarter-finals, he set the record (since broken by Duane Ludwig) for fastest knockout in UFC history when he felled Thomas Ramirez in just eight seconds. After a quick technical knockout of Sam Adkins in the semis, he met with Gary Goodridge in the final and forced the Trinidadian brawler to submit simply by gaining dominant position at the 2:14 mark. This would be the first in a trilogy of fights between the pair. Due to the controversy surrounding MMA at the time, Frye was barred from both firefighting, his previous occupation in his hometown of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and from training in the Buena High School gym he had used since his ASU days following the event.

Instantly a fan favorite in the UFC, Frye returned at UFC 9 in Detroit, Michigan on May 19, 1996 to take a single bout TKO victory over Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist Amaury Bitetti instead of the scheduled Marco Ruas. At UFC 10 in Birmingham, Alabama on July 12, 1996, Frye returned to tournament format and defeated Mark Hall and Brian Johnston both by TKO. But in the finals of UFC 10, Frye faced his toughest challenge yet - Mark Coleman. Coleman came out on top via ground-and-pound TKO after eleven minutes, handing Frye his first loss in seven fights.

Frye would return to his winning ways at the U-Japan event in November 1996, taking a submission victory over Mark Hall in a rematch. Just one month later, Frye entered the UFC's Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournament, held to find the best of the best from past tournament winners and runners up. He took wins over Gary Goodridge (for the second time), and Mark Hall (for the third time), with both wins coming by submission. In the finals, Frye faced feared striker Tank Abbott, who landed early devastating shots, opening a cut on Frye's face and causing swelling. However, Abbott lost his balance and fell, allowing Frye to secure a rear naked choke, to take the title of Ultimate Ultimate 96 Champion, his second UFC Tournament Championship. Mark Hall would later claim that Don Frye and manager Robert DePersia came into his dressing room during the tournament and convinced him to throw the two fighters' upcoming semi-final match. Hall says that since Tank Abbott had already advanced to the final after two relatively easy wins, Frye – who’d logged eleven minutes of cage time already that night – wanted to save his energy for the championship match. Because he'd already suffered two defeats to Frye earlier in his career (and therefore probably wasn't going to win anyway) and DePersia implied that saying no would have a disastrous impact on his future, Hall says he reluctantly agreed to go along with the plot. Frye won by Achilles lock submission in twenty seconds.[4] Referee John McCarthy later wrote in his autobiography Let's Get It On!:

“ "Unfortunately, this night was the second time I felt I was refereeing a fixed bout. In the semifinals, Don Frye and Mark Hall met in a rematch of their UFC 10 bout. In their first encounter Frye had beaten the piss out of Hall, who'd refused to give up. Here, though, Frye ankle-locked Hall to advance to the finals without breaking a sweat.

The fight struck me as odd. Frye, a bread-and-butter wrestler and swing-for-the-fences puncher, had never won a fight by leg lock, and Hall practically fell into the submission. I also knew both fighters were managed by the same guy."[5]

 ”

Despite his instant success in MMA, Frye retired from the sport after winning the Ultimate Ultimate '96 tournament.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (1997–2001)

Don Frye
Ring name(s) Don Frye
The Predator
Billed height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight 110.0 kg (242.5 lb; 17.32 st)
Born (1965-11-23) November 23, 1965
Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
Billed from Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
Trained by Curt Hennig
Brad Rheingans
Debut August 2, 1997

After leaving the UFC, Frye went into professional wrestling and was trained by Brad Rheingans and Curt Hennig.[6] He debuted for New Japan Pro Wrestling in August 1997, defeating Kazuyuki Fujita in his first match. By 1998, Frye began to rise in the ranks as he quickly became one of the company's lead heels. On April 4, 1998, Frye won the Antonio Final Opponent tournament and earned the right to wrestle NJPW founder and wrestling legend Antonio Inoki in his retirement match, which took place later that night. Frye lost that fight. After a brief feud with Kensuke Sasaki at the end of that year, Frye joined Masahiro Chono's new stable, Team 2000, in early 1999. After joining, Frye would spend most of 1999 and early 2000 feuding with Scott Norton over the unofficial title of Gaijin Ace, took part in the G1 Tag League in 1999 with Chono, and make two challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship but was unsuccessful in each attempt.[7] He lost out to Keiji Mutoh in his first title shot in April 1999 and was defeated by Kensuke Sasaki in his second in February 2000.

After being in Team 2000 for two years, Frye left the group and joined Keiji Mutoh's new stable, BATT, where he made a third attempt at the IWGP title in July 2001 but came up short again, falling to Kazayuki Fukita.[7] In September 2001, Frye won the G1 World Climax tournament (a tournament similar to New Japan's G1 Climax only for gaijins). After the tournament win, Frye left New Japan and returned to MMA.

Pride Fighting Championships (2001–2003)

A successful celebrity in Japan due to his pro wrestling career, Don Frye made his comeback to mixed martial arts when he signed a multi-fight contract with the Pride Fighting Championships in 2001. Appearing in an MMA bout for the first time in five years at Pride 16 in Osaka, Japan on September 24, 2001, two weeks after the September 11 attacks, Frye entered the ring waving an American flag and wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words "terrorists suck". He was also noticeably more muscular and seemingly stronger than his UFC days, having gained 7 kilograms/15 pounds in weight since his last MMA outing. His fight with Gilbert Yvel that night was controversial and resulted in Frye winning by disqualification in the first round as Yvel repeatedly gouged his eyes and was eventually disqualified for continuously holding the ropes to stop himself being taken down.

Three months later, at a joint New Year's Eve show Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001: K-1 vs. Inoki, Frye defeated Cyril Abidi with relative ease, taking the French kickboxer to the mat and controlling him throughout round one before finishing him with a rear naked choke in two.

Frye returned to Pride in February 2002, facing long-time rival Ken Shamrock at Pride 19 in a fight he had been trying to trash-talk himself into ever since Shamrock had defeated Dan Severn at UFC 6.[8] After an exciting hard fought battle, Frye pulled out a split decision victory. Even though Shamrock had injured Frye's ankles, later leading to dependency on painkillers,[9] the two hugged after the fight ended, putting an end to their rivalry. Many MMA fans agree that both fighters were never the same again, as both their careers began a steady downturn after the fight.

Stepping back into the pro wrestling arena, Frye would make a one-time appearance at New Japan's Fighting Spirit Memorial Day Tokyo Dome show on May 2, 2002 where he defeated Tadao Yasuda.[10]

Four months after defeating Ken Shamrock, Frye returned to MMA to face Japanese professional wrestler Yoshihiro Takayama at Pride 21 on June 23, 2002. In a fight that many consider to be one of Pride's most exciting matches, Frye and Takayama clinched in a hockey fight pose, each holding the head and hitting, with Takayama finally going to the body after more than a full minute of unrelenting, undefended shots. This would happen three times in the fight, until the referee stopped the bout after Frye mounted Takayama, who was visibly much worse for the wear.

On August 28, 2002, he took on Jérôme Le Banner in a kickboxing match at the K-1/Pride co-promoted event Pride Shockwave, fighting in front of 91,107 people. Frye had mentioned in an interview prior to the fight that (besides some knee strikes) he had never thrown a kick in his life and his disadvantage was obvious as he couldn't use his wrestling skills and was repeatedly thrown when he tried to tie up with Le Banner. After being given a standing eight count early on, he was forced into a corner a knocked unconscious with a right hook at the 1:30 mark of the first round.

Riding a new wave of popularity, Frye's next outing was a return to MMA at Pride 23 on November 24, 2002 to face Olympic gold medalist judoka Hidehiko Yoshida. Taking his first loss since fighting Mark Coleman in 1996, Frye was submitted by Yoshida via armbar in the first round. While Frye did not tap out, the referee stopped the bout in fear of serious injury.

Frye took seven months off following the losses to Le Banner and Yoshida, and next fought at Pride 26 on June 28, 2003 to try to avenge his loss to Mark Coleman. In a rather long battle, Frye lost a unanimous decision to Coleman after three rounds.

In a brief comeback to professional wrestling in 2003, he competed for Fighting World of Japan on two occasions. He also appeared for All Japan Pro Wrestling on October 26, 2003 at their 31st Anniversary, challenging Toshiaki Kawada for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.[11]

Another rematch was on tap for Pride Shockwave 2003 on New Year's Eve, 2003 when Frye faced Gary Goodridge for the third time. In a stunning bout that lasted all of thirty-nine seconds, Goodridge scored a vicious high kick to the head, knocking Frye out completely.

K-1 and Hero's (2004–2006)

Don Frye departed Pride on the back of four consecutive losses and next appeared fighting under MMA rules in K-1. His first fight, with Yoshihiro Nakao at K-1 MMA ROMANEX on May 22, 2004 ended in a no contest when Frye could not continue due to a cut sustained from an accidental headbutt early in round one.

From October to November 2004, Frye returned to New Japan for two appearances as a member of Masahiro Chono's Black New Japan stable, teaming with Chono in a tag match defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Yuji Nagata and then teaming with Scott Norton and Manabu Nakanishi in a winning effort against Shinsuke Nakamura, Yutaka Yoshie, and Blue Wolf.

Don Frye and Yoshihiro Nakao rematched at K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite on December 31, 2004 with Nakao coming out on top and winning a unanimous decision, resigning the American to his sixth unsuccessful fight.

On October 2, 2005, Frye took part in the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix where he lost to Jamal in the second.[11]

After another brief retirement, he returned in K-1's Hero's branch in May 2006 to fight Akebono at Hero's 5. Akebono spent much of the fight clinching with the much smaller Frye and pushing him into the ropes, but Frye was able to knock the former sumo wrestler down and secure a guillotine choke submission in the second round.

Just ten days later, in his first appearance in the United States since 1996, Don Frye took on Ruben Villarreal in King of the Cage: Predator in Globe, Arizona. After three rounds of what many considered to be a lackluster fight, the bout was ruled a draw.

In his sophomore Hero's fight, he defeated Yoshihisa Yamamoto at Hero's 6 onAugust 5, 2006, using the rear naked choke towards the end of the first round. In his last appearance in the promotion, Frye faced Kim Min-Soo at Hero's 7 on October 9, 2006 and knocked him out with a right hook in the second round.

Later career and sporadic comebacks (2007-present)

Don Frye made his Pride return after an almost four year hiatus, taking on James Thompson at the last promotion's last ever event, Pride 34 on April 8, 2007. Both men came out aggressive and Frye dropped the Englishman early but was unable to finish him. Back on their feet, they traded blows in the corner before Thompson secured a takedown. After several scrambles on the ground, Thompson began to take control of the fight. As Frye tried to regain his feet, Thompson landed two brutal soccer kicks that rocked Frye. Thompson then began to unload several punches that landed solid, while Frye just stood in the corner taking them and offering no offense in return. At this point, Thompson was landing at will while Frye was taking more punishment than necessary. The referee finally stepped in and called a halt to the fight at 6:25 of the opening stanza.[12]

During his brief MMA hiatus, Frye made a one-off appearance as a pro wrestler in Inoki Genome Federation, losing to Josh Barnett via keylock submission on September 8, 2007.[11] That year, he also assembled and coached the Arizona-based Tucson Scorpions in the International Fight League, but on November 9, 2007 announced on TAGG radio that he and the IFL had parted ways. They were one of four new teams established at the beginning of the 2007 season. He also wrote a humorous weekly column called "Dear Don: Advice from The Predator" in which he gives fans advice on love, life, friendship, and more.

Following a forty-seven second knockout of Bryan Pardoe at NLF: Heavy Hands in Dallas, Texas in January 2008, Don Frye announced on February 8, 2008 on TAGG Radio that he would be fighting Oleg Taktarov on the debut card for YAMMA Pit Fighting on April 11 in the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The fight was be the first fight in YAMMA's Masters Division, a division for fighters over the age of 39. However, he had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by UFC 1 entree Patrick Smith.[13]

In October 2008, Frye wrestled at the Pro Wrestling Expo shows, teaming with Yoshihiro Takayama in a losing effort to Masahiro Chono and Scott Norton on the first day, then losing a six man tag on the third day.

Following his tenure with the IFL and a one-off fight with Texas-based promotion NoLimit Fighting, Don Frye competed in his inaugural fight with the DEEP organization, fighting Japanese fan favorite Ikuhisa Minowa. Minowa won via kneebar at the 3:56 mark of round one, dropping Frye's record in Japan to 8-6. From there, he signed with Shark Fights stateside the following year. His submitted Ritch Moss at Shark Fights 4 in May 2009 but suffered a quick TKO loss at the hands of Dave Herman at Shark Fights 6: Stars & Stripes four months later.[14]

After a two-year absence and at forty-six years of age, Frye was scheduled to face Mike Gonzalez for the Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight title. However, Gonzalez was injured, so Frye instead faced Ruben Villareal in a rematch. Frye lost by knockout (punches) at 2:30 of round one.[15]

Frye returned to a professional wrestling ring on March 17, 2013, at an event held by All Japan Pro Wrestling in Tokyo. After teaming with Keiji Mutoh to defeat Masayuki Kono and Yoshihiro Takayama in a tag team match, Frye engaged in a post-match brawl with Takayama, playing off their Pride 21 bout from 2002.[16]

Acting

Don Frye began acting in movies with Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), playing the role of Captain Douglas Gordon. In an interview, Frye mentions that unlike his fights where he has complete control, acting in a Godzilla film he had no control but enjoyed the experience nonetheless. The director of the film, Ryuhei Kitamura, mentioned that he wrote the role with Frye in mind since he was a fan of Frye's matches. Kitamura found Frye's tough-guy/good-heart demeanor to be the perfect role for the character of Gordon. Curiously, for a prominent character in a Japanese-language film, all of his dialogue was spoken in English.

2005 turned out to be a busy year for Frye as he made several appearances. In Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy, he played Rocco Piedra, the father of a wrestling family who dreams on marrying their child off to a famous wrestler. He also appeared in No Rules and starred in Nagurimono. In 2006, he made an appearance as an Aryan Brotherhood member in Miami Vice and even lent his voice for The Ant Bully.

Frye is also set to appear in Apparitions: The Darkness (formerly Paper Dolls) and in the Rob Schneider prison comedy Big Stan, along with fellow mixed martial artists Randy Couture and Bob Sapp.

He played Clarence Hurt, a Texas Ranger, in Public Enemies, by director Michael Mann.[17]

Since he competed in Pride FC, he has also appeared in several commercial ads in Japan. The latest one is a television ad for a yakisoba product named "UFO" produced by Nissin Foods (an executive officer was a fierce fan of Frye). His significant popularity in Japan in the 2000s might be attributed to his "good old tough fuddy-duddy" character reminiscent of sheriffs in some 1960s American movies.

Frye appeared in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia entitled "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops," in which he played a professional wrestler that was getting pummeled by Roddy Piper's character, "Da' Maniac". He is credited on IMDb for the role as "Wrestling Opponent".[18]

Frye also appeared in a new AT&T mini-movie advertisement for the Blackberry Bold 9700 entitled "Stay One Step Ahead" during the 2009 holiday season.[19]

Personal life

Frye is married and the couple have two daughters.[20]

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Fight of the Year (2002)- vs. Yoshihiro Takayama on June 23

Professional wrestling

  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him #175 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1999 [23]
    • PWI ranked him #247 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003[24]

Boxing record

Boxing record
1 win (1 KO), 0 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1989-08-28 Win United States Luis Mora Phoenix, Arizona, USA KO 1 1-0

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
0 wins (0 KOs), 1 loss, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2002-08-28 Loss France Jérôme Le Banner Pride Shockwave Tokyo, Japan KO (right hook) 1 1:30 0-1

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 20–9–1 (1) Ruben Villareal KO (punches) Gladiator Challenge: Mega Stars December 11, 2011 1 2:30 Lincoln, California, United States For the Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 20–8–1 (1) Dave Herman TKO (punches) Shark Fights 6: Stars & Stripes September 12, 2009 1 1:00 Amarillo, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–7–1 (1) Ritch Moss Submission (rear naked choke) Shark Fights 4 May 2, 2009 1 2:48 Lubbock, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 19–7–1 (1) Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (kneebar) Deep: Gladiator August 16, 2008 1 3:56 Okayama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–6–1 (1) Bryan Pardoe KO (punches) NLF: Heavy Hands January 26, 2008 1 0:47 Dallas, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18–6–1 (1) James Thompson TKO (punches) Pride 34 April 8, 2007 1 6:23 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–5–1 (1) Kim Min-Soo KO (punch) Hero's 7 October 9, 2006 2 2:47 Yokohama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–5–1 (1) Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (rear naked choke) Hero's 6 August 5, 2006 1 4:52 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw 16–5–1 (1) Ruben Villareal Draw King of the Cage: Predator May 13, 2006 3 5:00 Globe, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–5 (1) Akebono Submission (guillotine choke) Hero's 5 May 3, 2006 2 3:50 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–5 (1) Yoshihiro Nakao Decision (unanimous) K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite December 31, 2004 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
style="background-color: #c5d2ea; text-align:center" |NC 15–4 (1) Yoshihiro Nakao No contest (cut caused by accidental headbutt) K-1 MMA ROMANEX May 22, 2004 1 1:19 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–4 Gary Goodridge KO (head kick) Pride Shockwave 2003 December 31, 2003 1 0:39 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–3 Mark Coleman Decision (unanimous) Pride 26 June 8, 2003 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–2 Hidehiko Yoshida Technical submission (armbar) Pride 23 November 24, 2002 1 5:32 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–1 Yoshihiro Takayama TKO (punches) Pride 21 June 23, 2002 1 6:10 Saitama, Japan Fight of the Year (2002).
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–1 Ken Shamrock Decision (split) Pride 19 February 24, 2002 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–1 Cyril Abidi Submission (rear naked choke) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 December 31, 2001 2 0:33 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–1 Gilbert Yvel DQ (holding ropes) Pride 16 September 24, 2001 1 7:27 Osaka, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–1 Eric Valdez Submission (choke) Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 5 June 20, 1997 1 0:49 Amarillo, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–1 Tank Abbott Submission (rear naked choke) Ultimate Ultimate 96 December 7, 1996 1 1:22 Birmingham, Alabama, United States Wins the Ultimate Ultimate 96 Tournament.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–1 Mark Hall Submission (achilles lock) Ultimate Ultimate 96 December 7, 1996 1 0:20 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–1 Gary Goodridge TKO (retirement) Ultimate Ultimate 96 December 7, 1996 1 11:19 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–1 Mark Hall Submission (forearm choke) U-Japan November 17, 1996 1 5:29 Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 6–1 Mark Coleman TKO (punches) UFC 10 July 12, 1996 1 11:34 Birmingham, Alabama, United States For the UFC 10 Tournament Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Brian Johnston TKO (submission to elbow) UFC 10 July 12, 1996 1 4:37 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Mark Hall TKO (punches) UFC 10 July 12, 1996 1 10:21 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Amaury Bitetti TKO (punches) UFC 9 May 17, 1996 1 9:22 Detroit, Michigan, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Gary Goodridge TKO (submission to punches) UFC 8 February 16, 1996 1 2:14 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Wins the UFC 8 Tournament.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Sam Adkins TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 8 February 16, 1996 1 0:48 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Thomas Ramirez KO (punch) UFC 8 February 16, 1996 1 0:08 Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Godzilla: Final Wars Colonel Douglas Gordon
2005 No Rules 1978 Fighter
Nagurimono: Love & Kill
2006 Miami Vice Long-Haired Aryan Brother
The Ant Bully Soldier Ant Voice
Honor Shay
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy Rocco Piedra
2007 Big Stan Nation Member
2009 Public Enemies Clarence Hurt
2010 13 Handler #1
2013 Within Grizzled Man Short
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Wrestling Opponent Episode: "The Gang Wrestles for the Troops"

External links

Footnotes

  1. ^ 'Injuries KO OU Wrestler', The Sunday Oklahoman, Mac Bentley, 23 October 1988
  2. ^ 'Three Cowboys Win Titles At St. Louis Mat Tourney', The Sunday Oklahoman, 20 November 1988
  3. ^ 'Fighter doesn't understand the furor', The Providence Journal-Bulletin, Mike Szostak, 12 June 1996

References

  1. ↑ UFC The Early Years: What You May Have Missed Part 3 (UFC 6-8)
  2. ↑ 16 Questions for Don Frye
  3. ↑ http://members.multimania.co.uk/fight/judo/judovsbjj.html
  4. ↑ Top 10 MMA Conspiracy Theories
  5. ↑ Fixed fights in the UFC: A look inside the autobiography of “Big” John McCarthy – part 1
  6. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (2001). Wrestling Observer's Tributes: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Winding Stair Press. p. 52. ISBN 1553660854. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.purolove.com/njpw/history/iwgphwdefenses.php#43
  8. ↑ http://hereisyourwinner.com/2013/04/don-frye-interview/
  9. ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/2/16-Questions-for-Don-Frye-16222
  10. ↑ http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results/notes/050202.html
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4080&view=matches#matches
  12. ↑ PRIDE 34 review: the end of an era
  13. ↑ YAMMA Pit Fighting Books Don Frye vs. Oleg Taktarov for April 11 - MMAjunkie.com
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