My favorite fight of all time was his fight with the Japanese heavyweight. No blocking, no stepping back. Just met in the middle and threw fist after fist till a winner presented. Legend
Those elbows from Goodrich will remain to this day one of the nastiest knockouts ive ever seen in MMA. I rented this on VHS from blockbuster with my friends when we were in highschool and we were blown away.
Dude was the only arm-wrestler in the world who could hang with a prime John Brzenk. Those have to be the strongest elbows thrown in the history of MMA.
Don Frye, one of the pioneers of MMA. That man belongs amongst the best. Ken Shamrock is the godfather of MMA but The Predator belongs on the Mount Rushmore of early MMA for sure. Got to love Frye & Severn. Shamrock, Frye, Severn, Coleman, & Ruas would be my Rushmore of the beginning.
@@nelsonrushton I'll give Royce credit for popularizing Jiu Jitsu but I don't have much respect for him. Given the rule changes made specifically for him, all the repeated nut shots, & just all the fuckery. The men I mentioned are the real deal & don't need rules tailor made for them or don't need all the fuckery Royce wanted & 99% of the time got.
How dare you! Don Frye is from Sierra Vista Arizona. All we have is Don Frye and the first McDonald's Drive Thru. Don't you DARE take Don away from us.
Frye has so many amazing fights it kills me. I remember him from youth... back-in-the-day in Tempe. Focus on wife, kids & life... I lost track of what was going on in the fight world. Although later I knew his Judo coach, Steve, from pointers shared at tournaments. All of us in the Judo community respected Steve's grit & knowledge... frightening to see that skill manifested in anyone Frye's size!. It's just so fun & awesome to see what a phenom he became at the professional level & to realize that two of the guys from ASU did so darn well. Watching all the videos of Don & Dan owning the MMA world has been one of my true pleasures of late. Thanks for sharing all the past fights!
I remember ordering and watching this on pay per view. Was my first time ever watching anything like this in the world of sports. It was incredible to watch how Don Frye evolved in the coming years.
For Don Frye to pummel Goodrich like that showed just how badass Don was. Big Daddy was no joke, he was a badass too, but Don was the fighter with more heart and determination. Like the saying goes...its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog. Don Frye's was massive. His fight with the Japanese fighter, Takayama was one of the best fights of all time.
My friend watched the takayama fight and saw the mustache and said “ that guy is awesome what’s his name? Dan fry?”. I said “ don frye”. He said “ even better!” I’ll never forget that for some reason.
Frye wasn't the first example of an all around fighter, but probably the most popular. Marco Haus (the last name spelling is wrong, can't remember how to spell it) was the first all around. A BJJ black belt with great boxing and excellent Muay Tai skills. One of his fights which I think was that monster of a Canadian, Paul Varleens, he beat with leg kicks alone. Marcos kicked his leg so many times and so hard, Paul could no longer stand.
I appreciate the free content and love your videos, the only criticism I have is that you regularly get things wrong. For example 9:23 “he inexplicably makes a sweep”. That’s not inexplicable at all it’s a basic sweep. And “Gary ends up in his half guard” it was not half guard, it was full guard.
LOL wonder bucket that's a cool name lol Back to YOUR comment , even though I'm not a Kimo fan the man can spell the word " Your " As that's how its how It's spelt where the English language was born I.e - England! Lol in the late 5'th century by the Anglo Saxon's ( I love history ) As you might be able to tell In Ireland , England , Scotland , Wales , South Africa , New Zealand and Australia all spell the word " YOUR " This way! it's spelt different in American English , But i respect the grind man! , "YOUR" a credit to notice that You should keep after anyone you see spelling words wrong! It's a noble cause & a Just one , So " YOUR " Doing a Okay Job! It is a lot of hard work with very little pay off but I respect the grind man I do ( A little tip though, When you correct someone make sure " YOUR " Right or you will only Look like An Absolute IDIOT) I'd never say that to You! , But you know "YOURSELF" the way people can be.. More power to you Wonder Bucket!!
Back in the day I've seen a fight where a long-haired guy had his hair grab the entire round couldn't get away couldn't get his hair out for the entire match
Head butting... 12/6 elbows... Stomping on someone's head... Knees to the head on the ground... Hair pulling... Groin strikes were legal also. Keith Hackney bashed Joe son in the junk about 30 times on the ground trying to get free from a choke. The good ol days of "no rules". (Eye gouging and biting being the exceptions).
I don’t think he is, I think the person that makes these videos has no idea what they are talking about. For example they call full guard half guard, say “inexplicable sweep” when it’s a basic BJJ sweep, say that Gary was the heaviest of the Goliaths and Don was the lightest of the David’s. Many many other technique errors are made in explaining what is happening in the fights.
Rumor has it that Don fries mustache still fights to this day
His mustache is 143-0-0. His mustache also has 7 kids and 4 ex wife’s
Great to see yet another original comment from the peanut-brain generation.
@@spacejockey4746 lighten up boomer
His mustache is undefeated for life. IT has beaten Dan's, Sam Elliott's, and even Tom Sellic's in dark matches.
@@russellhowie195 But, can it compete with the follicular juggernauts that are the unshaven forms of Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell?
Don Frye was one of my favorite fighters.
my too
Don Frye and Frank Shamrock are 2 of my all time favorites
My favorite fight of all time was his fight with the Japanese heavyweight. No blocking, no stepping back. Just met in the middle and threw fist after fist till a winner presented. Legend
Don fry V.S Takayama - Pride Japan
Yoshi Takayama.... Dude ended up getting paralyzed from the neck down in a wrestling match about a decade or so ago.
I remember that, they beat the living 💩 outta each other!!!!!!!
@@WanderleiSilva29he’s ok now he presents a podcast with Dan Severn called double d’s toxic masculinity
Those elbows from Goodrich will remain to this day one of the nastiest knockouts ive ever seen in MMA. I rented this on VHS from blockbuster with my friends when we were in highschool and we were blown away.
Bid Daddy's crucifix and elbow hailstorm is one of the most memorable KOs in MMA.
Dude was the only arm-wrestler in the world who could hang with a prime John Brzenk. Those have to be the strongest elbows thrown in the history of MMA.
Don Frye, one of the pioneers of MMA. That man belongs amongst the best. Ken Shamrock is the godfather of MMA but The Predator belongs on the Mount Rushmore of early MMA for sure. Got to love Frye & Severn. Shamrock, Frye, Severn, Coleman, & Ruas would be my Rushmore of the beginning.
Frank shamrock was The Godfather of mma
Chuk lidell
Seriously, not Royce?
@@nelsonrushton I'll give Royce credit for popularizing Jiu Jitsu but I don't have much respect for him. Given the rule changes made specifically for him, all the repeated nut shots, & just all the fuckery. The men I mentioned are the real deal & don't need rules tailor made for them or don't need all the fuckery Royce wanted & 99% of the time got.
@@nelsonrushton concur, doctor.
How dare you! Don Frye is from Sierra Vista Arizona. All we have is Don Frye and the first McDonald's Drive Thru. Don't you DARE take Don away from us.
if only we got the Don Frye vs john mccain fight we all needed
Evan all these years later, this has always been my favorite UFC event. I loved the David v Goliath tournament.
I had this on VHS and watched it a ton as a kid. Has always been one of my all time favorite UFC events!!
Frye has so many amazing fights it kills me. I remember him from youth... back-in-the-day in Tempe. Focus on wife, kids & life... I lost track of what was going on in the fight world. Although later I knew his Judo coach, Steve, from pointers shared at tournaments. All of us in the Judo community respected Steve's grit & knowledge... frightening to see that skill manifested in anyone Frye's size!. It's just so fun & awesome to see what a phenom he became at the professional level & to realize that two of the guys from ASU did so darn well. Watching all the videos of Don & Dan owning the MMA world has been one of my true pleasures of late. Thanks for sharing all the past fights!
I remember ordering and watching this on pay per view. Was my first time ever watching anything like this in the world of sports. It was incredible to watch how Don Frye evolved in the coming years.
Me too It was my first time to see something like this. I was recording it on like a VHS or something.
Frye is a fking legend.
Frye was a definite badass.
Funny, one of the biggest war mongers ever in politics was against MMA, probably because he couldn't get his cut.
Exactly!
Legendary Don Frye🔥
I had no idea Don Fry was a Fireman! I think the Rescue Hero Billy Blazes was based on him.
Don Frye IS the fireman. Not one of them.
That certainly explains why he wears a mustache so well!
You couldn’t tell by the fireman mustache ? Lmao 🤣
Don Frye a true American Badass. The Man every guy wants to be 🤘😎
The most anticipated "super fight" in history: Frye's stash v. Norris' beard
For Don Frye to pummel Goodrich like that showed just how badass Don was. Big Daddy was no joke, he was a badass too, but Don was the fighter with more heart and determination. Like the saying goes...its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog. Don Frye's was massive. His fight with the Japanese fighter, Takayama was one of the best fights of all time.
Did he say that man was a student of Tank Abbott? Where was class held? PT's Pub on Main Street?
When Don was born, the doctor said "congratulations Mrs. Frye, it's a man"
Don Frye is pound for pound the toughest man ever.
‘Pound for pound’ is the dumbest ideology EVER!
There is no doubt, Don fry is all man
BIG DADDY!
Another epic black box event from my childhood love early UFC so freaking much!
My friend watched the takayama fight and saw the mustache and said “ that guy is awesome what’s his name? Dan fry?”. I said “ don frye”. He said “ even better!” I’ll never forget that for some reason.
6:10 (ish) .... Why did the commentator keep calling Jerry bolander "the Brazilian" lmao
Cuz he was sporting a Brazilian
3:25 it was a happy mustache love it
Great summary of the tournament thanks
Back when they had 5 or 6 fights in just 1 day...now they fight once every 2 years
The first UFC's are still my favorites. It was my style can beat your style.
Don Frye and Nate Diaz are the 2 toughest fighters to ever step into the ring. I didn't say "best" I said toughest....Chins of stone
Don Frye didn’t retire from fighting. Fighting retired from Don Frye
Dan also taught Don how to grow a real sickening mustache
Nice video! I enjoyed it very much 🎉
Thank you for sharing such a sensitive subject!!!! Enjoying your company as with all your videos@!!!
Never fight a guy who sets aside an entire morning for the grooming of the mustache
The good ol days of The Ultimate Fighting Championship. The modern "UFC" is just super tame by comparison.
Real wild UFC Don Frye
DON FRYE PHENOMENAL ❤❤❤❤❤ real MAN REAL LEGEND
💪 awesome video thanks 💖😁
There is nothing like the octagon! Involving mixed marshall arts like jujitsu!
Chuck Norris shivers when hearing Don Frye speak
Frye wasn't the first example of an all around fighter, but probably the most popular.
Marco Haus (the last name spelling is wrong, can't remember how to spell it) was the first all around.
A BJJ black belt with great boxing and excellent Muay Tai skills.
One of his fights which I think was that monster of a Canadian, Paul Varleens, he beat with leg kicks alone.
Marcos kicked his leg so many times and so hard, Paul could no longer stand.
He's Brazilian...so it's Ruas...aka the king of the streets
That mustache was legendary
puerto rico has been not-outside-of-the united states since 1898, ding dong
Chuck Norris has Don Frye tattooed on his fists
Always fun to watch Frye
I was at that UFC event and it was a lot of fun! Gary Goodridge fought without the gi because the AC was turned off and it was really hot in there.
Should my house ever catch fire I want a guy that looks like Don Frye smashing through the door or window to rescue us
Don was the King of dirty boxing!
That crucifixion was AWESOME
Isn’t Puerto Rico in the States?
Love that guy. ! Like the world’s baddest assed Magnum PI
Don Frye: "I'm Don 'The PREDATOR" Frye.
Chris Hansen: "Have a Seat!"
No
Those early UFC fights were something else. Bare-knuckles and headbutts. Shame those type of fights arent a thing anymore
oh i love the old ufc its too much brutall
McCain was still pissed that Ollie North beat up Jim Webb at the Naval Academy bouts.
Bohlander is American, out of Dallas, and y'all kept calling him Brazilian lmao
Scariest mustach man since WWII.
Don Frye look like a straight up Scallywag (Pirate)!!!!!🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Damm he was Great!!!!!?🤗🤗🤗
Just for your information Puerto Rico IS part of the United States. Somebody tell that guy
Legend has it, Don Fry is Tom Sellecks dad!
I appreciate the free content and love your videos, the only criticism I have is that you regularly get things wrong. For example 9:23 “he inexplicably makes a sweep”. That’s not inexplicable at all it’s a basic sweep. And “Gary ends up in his half guard” it was not half guard, it was full guard.
He would also refer to Jerry Bohlander as the Brazillian when he fought Scott Ferrozzo.
FYI, actually...Puerto Rico is NOT "outside of the United States". In the same way that Hawaii is NOT outside of the United States.
Fucking badass.one of the best
Wtf is this guy talking? Puerto Rico IS part of the United States.
When Chuck Norris has nightmares.., Don Frye is chasing him.
Let's Get It On
This dude was a Chad still is check out his Rogan episode
Was way more entertaining back then. It was viewed for what it actually is, SPORT.
5 minutes of Don...The rest is unrelated...
Gary Goodridge lossed to Don Fyre in UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 2, In Pride FC Gary Goodridge KO’s Don Frye with a Roundhouse Head Kick.
This commentary is hilarious.
Don Frye didn't retire. He decided to let younger people have the spotlight. His mustache was angry at this decision.
Passed out? That guy was deep in the shadow realm after the first elbow.
First super fight was shamrock vs Royce Gracie I thought
at 10:22 we see that Kimo spelled "you're" wrong on his sign
LOL wonder bucket that's a cool name lol
Back to YOUR comment , even though I'm not a Kimo fan the man can spell the word " Your " As that's how its how It's spelt where the English language was born I.e - England! Lol in the late 5'th century by the Anglo Saxon's
( I love history ) As you might be able to tell
In Ireland , England , Scotland , Wales , South Africa , New Zealand and Australia all spell the word " YOUR " This way!
it's spelt different in American English , But i respect the grind man! , "YOUR" a credit to notice that
You should keep after anyone you see spelling words wrong! It's a noble cause & a Just one , So " YOUR " Doing a Okay Job! It is a lot of hard work with very little pay off but I respect the grind man I do
( A little tip though, When you correct someone make sure " YOUR " Right or you will only Look like An Absolute IDIOT)
I'd never say that to You! , But you know "YOURSELF" the way people can be.. More power to you Wonder Bucket!!
@@Jay-O_Carlow"As thats how its how it's spelt"
Fix your grammar dude.
@@TexterEX lol that was not for you to find Tex
it was for Mr Grammar Police above me,
But well done you can read.
Btw Tex Your as real as a Doughnut!
@@Jay-O_Carlowyou need to get a refund for your English lessons 😂
Thought you Cound t headbutt in mma ufc etc?
You can’t anymore but when the sport was new you could. You could also grab hair and clothes.
No Holds Barred baby. Back in the day you could do whatever the hell you wanted. Back when men were men.
@@debbiemiller4281 And sheep were nervous.
Back in the day I've seen a fight where a long-haired guy had his hair grab the entire round couldn't get away couldn't get his hair out for the entire match
Head butting...
12/6 elbows...
Stomping on someone's head...
Knees to the head on the ground...
Hair pulling...
Groin strikes were legal also.
Keith Hackney bashed Joe son in the junk about 30 times on the ground trying to get free from a choke.
The good ol days of "no rules". (Eye gouging and biting being the exceptions).
I had those old instructional videos that frye made
Outside the United States....in Puerto Rico..............HAHAHAHA. Puerto Rico IS IN the USA. Wake up.
Absolute Glory Days!
Jerry bolander is not a Brazilian.
Frye was awesome
Tom Selleck has entered the building.
I had no idea Jerry Bo was a Brazilian
I don’t think he is, I think the person that makes these videos has no idea what they are talking about. For example they call full guard half guard, say “inexplicable sweep” when it’s a basic BJJ sweep, say that Gary was the heaviest of the Goliaths and Don was the lightest of the David’s. Many many other technique errors are made in explaining what is happening in the fights.
Bolander isn't Brazilian. Am I missing something?
that must've been the best day of her life
great storytelling but Jerry bohlander is not a Brazilian
Maybe he identified as one!?
Jerry Bohlander isn't Brazilian, my dude.
OG Omni man
The announcer kept calling Jerry Bohlander the Brazilian. He was born in Dallas and not Brazilian
Corner throws the towel while their fighter is getting his ass kicked, big tough guy while he is dishing but cant take a beating himself.
Adkins who got beat by Don did he become a movie actor ?
Jerry Bohander was not a Brazilian.
5 Seconds is the record now. Jorge Masvidal.
Puerto Rico is not outside the United States. Outside the lower 48, yes.
Who's the guy that run across to the ring
11:15 “interesting this is the heaviest of the Goliaths vs the lights of the David’s” no it was not, you have to pay a little more attention.
200 KFC career Victorys