- Born
- Birth nameDonald Frye
- Nicknames
- The Predator
- Donnie
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Don Frye dominated the world of mixed martial arts for 6 straight years. A former pro boxer and a licensed firefighter, Don Frye made an impressive professional fight debut by knocking out 6'1", 410 pound Thomas Ramirez in 8 seconds. Frye captured his first Ultimate Fighting Championship on Feb. 16, 1996 defeating Ramirez and two other opponents. On May 17, 1996, Frye defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Amaury Bitetti in a wild brawl. After losing his tile to Mark Coleman, Frye went undefeated for the next 8 years, beating among others Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott. However, age and injuries caught up to Frye, and after going 15-1 in MMA, he retired 20-8-1 (1 no-contest).- IMDb Mini Biography By: angelsunchained, lavarpsu10
- SpouseMollie Frye(1996 - 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- Grins before and after each fight
- Trademark mustache, sometimes compared to Dan Severn's, sometimes to Freddy Mercury's.
- Got submitted with an arm-bar by MMA legend Hidehiko Yoshida at Pride Championship 23. Due to his refusal to tap out after he got caught by the arm-bar, the referee stopped the fight when Don Frye finally screamed in pain due to the near breaking of his arm.
- Has fought in Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride, K-1, pro boxing and pro wrestling.
- Was initially cast as an FBI agent in Sidney Lumet's TV movie Strip Search. But got fired after he injured an extra during a stunt scene.
- His bout against Pro-Wrestling legend Yoshihiro Takiyama is considered by many to be one of the most dramatic and brutal fights in MMA history.
- Got knocked-out by K-1 champion Jerome Le Banner at Pride Shockwave 2002.
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