Don Frye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Frye
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1965(1965-11-23)
Age	59
Birthplace	Sierra Vista
Country	United States
Birth City	Arizona
Horoscope	Scorpio

Don Frye Biography

Don Frye is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on November 23, 1965 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States. MMA fighters who were pioneers in fighting took home an MMA fighter’s title at the UFC 8 tournament and UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tournament.

He was a college wrestler along with He was college wrestling teammates with Randy Couture at Oklahoma State University. at Oklahoma State University.

Born of 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. During this time, he also took up judo and earned the rank of second dan black belt.

Two daughters are his along with His wife Mollie Frye.

Don Frye Net Worth

Don Frye is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Frye 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It played as an NCAA Division I wrestler at Oklahoma State University.

He was defeated in his final professional fight while trying to take home an event called the Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship on the 11th of December, 2001.

Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, professional wrestler and actor. In MMA 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 (NJPW) 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. Frye was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2016.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Don Frye height 6 ft 1 in Don weight 93 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Don Frye Dating?

According to our records, Don Frye married to Mollie Frye. As of December 1, 2023, Don Frye’s is not dating anyone.

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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 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. In the quarter-finals, he set the record (since broken by Duane Ludwig and Jorge Masvidal ) for fastest knockout in UFC history when he felled 410-lb Thomas Ramirez in just eight seconds via punches. After a quick technical knockout of Sam Adkins in the semis, taking him down and landing hammerfists to the face for the TKO, 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, though not without landing multiple uppercuts standing and punches on the ground. 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.

Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Don Frye celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

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.

Who has Don Frye lost to?

W/LFighterMethod
loss| Don Frye Gary Goodridge| KO/TKO Kick
loss| Don Frye Mark Coleman| U-DEC
loss| Don Frye Hidehiko Yoshida| SUB Armbar
win| Don Frye Yoshihiro Takayama| KO/TKO Punches

When did Don Frye retire?

He retired from professional MMA in 1997, deciding to pursue professional wrestling in Japan where he became one of the top gaijin heels. After spending four years in Japanese professional wrestling, Frye decided to make a return to MMA, opting to fight for PRIDE Fighting Championships.

What happened Yoshihiro Takayama?

Yoshihiro Takayama
Weight| 253 lb (115 kg; 18 st 1 lb)
Style| 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Years active| 2001–2002
Mixed martial arts record

Did Ken Shamrock ever win UFC?

Ken Shamrock
Wins| 28
By knockout| 3
By submission| 22
By decision| 3

Who did Dan Severn lose to?

In the finals, Severn was defeated by Royce Gracie who secured a triangle choke for the victory. The submission loss came after Severn avoided Gracie’s submission efforts for 15 minutes, the longest UFC fight up until that time.