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Don Frye on His Match Against Yoshihiro Takayama Considered "Manliest MMA Fight Ever" (Part 3)

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2020 ж. 16 Қар.
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Part 2: • Don Frye on Ref Saying...
Part 1: • Don Frye on Fighting i...
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In the final clip, Don Frye described his classic match against Yoshihiro Takayama. Frye credited his opponent as the toughest Japanese fighter of all time and was grateful that the match is considered one of the greatest MMA fights of all time. Frye also addressed his multiple attempts at retiring from the sport and appearing in Japanese films, such as "Godzilla." Don Frye also described the various injuries he's suffered throughout his career. The MMA fighter said he's had 20 back surgeries and has suffered a stroke. Despite his injuries, the UFC hall of famer doesn't regret being a fighter. Frye stated that although he believes fighters from his era were tougher, today's fighters are more refined.

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  • Testosterone once tested positive for Don Frye.

    @rexbanner7611@rexbanner76113 жыл бұрын

    • Now that’s good lmao

      @alexbucko48@alexbucko483 жыл бұрын

    • 🤣 awesome

      @bartaugustus4319@bartaugustus43193 жыл бұрын

    • A Great Line . A Hall of Fame Line .

      @davidlalor9464@davidlalor94643 жыл бұрын

    • You just won the internet, that's such a good line 🤣🤣🤣

      @garethshaw6126@garethshaw61263 жыл бұрын

    • @@garethshaw6126 Thank you kindly.

      @rexbanner7611@rexbanner76113 жыл бұрын

  • When Don Frye turned 18, his parents moved out.

    @seanezzitt27@seanezzitt273 жыл бұрын

    • lol. nice one.

      @mrlaydback11@mrlaydback113 жыл бұрын

    • Ha ha good one🤣

      @antjmi@antjmi3 жыл бұрын

    • @Tom Campofelice I've never seen it before, and I've been on KZhead for YEARS.

      @cathedraldean4631@cathedraldean46313 жыл бұрын

    • @Tom Campofelice That's my point... I've been using social media(YT, FB, IG, etc), and have never seen a comment similar to his. If you're implying that I was flexing some sort of internet bicep, you're being a bit histrionic. I was simply stating that your reply to his comment, seemed like a false implication. You made it seem like it was as common as "LOL", but if it was, then I'm sure more people would've called him out for it. I mean, his comment is over a day old and I'm pretty sure it's been viewed by hundreds of people.

      @cathedraldean4631@cathedraldean46313 жыл бұрын

    • @Tom Campofelice You're being histrionic again. I never implied I seen everything. What I implied, was that his comment of exaggerative humor, wasn't nearly as common as you claimed it was. That's all.

      @cathedraldean4631@cathedraldean46313 жыл бұрын

  • "It was all Yoshihiro Takayama-San." Don Frye's a class act giving the credit to his worthiest opponent.

    @rw8147@rw8147 Жыл бұрын

    • I'm not Japanese but I'm fairly sure the "san" was an added sign of respect from an American who likely went out of his way to learn about his opponents culture. both guys are legends and class acts

      @kevinzhu6417@kevinzhu6417 Жыл бұрын

    • @@kevinzhu6417 San means "Mr" basically. Don lived in Japan for a few years

      @codyvandal2860@codyvandal2860 Жыл бұрын

    • @@codyvandal2860 that’s awesome

      @animationdude9@animationdude9 Жыл бұрын

    • Agreed...class act

      @charlestontouch@charlestontouch Жыл бұрын

    • Straight up. 👍

      @KevinSmith-dq9tz@KevinSmith-dq9tz3 ай бұрын

  • Don Fyre visited Takayama in the hospital in 2017 with the following message: "Takayama-san: God gave me the greatest opponent anybody couldve asked for, you. You made the greatest fight the world has ever seen. You are the reason we beat the World Cup head to head for viewership. You are the image of bushido, strength, and triumph. You are the first person anyone ever asks me about when they meet me. You are the warrior we all hope to be."

    @darkflower1729@darkflower17296 ай бұрын

    • He also said takayama is the reason he recovered, because the feeling he felt In that fight he wanted to feel again. And takayama said for the first time he felt like rocky, one savage battle bonded two warriors forever!

      @TonyTuckersMopTop@TonyTuckersMopTop3 ай бұрын

    • @Ben-sh7in cannot imagine the feeling of respect they must have for eachother, just beautiful

      @darkflower1729@darkflower17293 ай бұрын

    • That is pretty legendary. 👏

      @tony9305@tony93052 ай бұрын

    • ​@@TonyTuckersMopTopit's counterintuitive as hell but that's just how it works, there's something so personal about getting into a clean, mutually agreed upon fight

      @Sam-vz8pm@Sam-vz8pm18 күн бұрын

  • When Don Frye Creates an account, the terms and conditions agree with him.

    @maximus6746@maximus67462 жыл бұрын

    • xD

      @chicharobenz1562@chicharobenz15622 жыл бұрын

    • That is super 👌

      @starship3095@starship30952 жыл бұрын

    • BEST COMMENT EVER. Dude was a monster back in the early 90's back when UFC wasn't a "Reality T.V. show".

      @josephwalton487@josephwalton4872 жыл бұрын

    • lol! I may steal this one, very witty! Lol

      @Jacen13@Jacen132 жыл бұрын

    • 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

      @house2437@house24372 жыл бұрын

  • The guy is as tough a man as they come, but the way he keeps saying “God bless him”, warms my heart. Good man

    @DDM7406@DDM74062 жыл бұрын

    • Don Frye is just a different breed. A lot of tough guys nowadays think being loud and obnoxious is the way, when it only makes them look like they havent matured past the age of 16. Don is a class act.

      @JohnSmith-dd6xk@JohnSmith-dd6xk2 жыл бұрын

    • That's because tough doesn't mean disrespectful or inconsiderate.

      @dangerous8333@dangerous83332 жыл бұрын

    • I was watching a podcast (might’ve been on here) where Don Frye and Dan Severn were sat in one of the others homes chatting and answering viewers questions. Don was giving Dan absolute shit 😂😂 Dan was taking it. It was clear these two got on really well. When it comes down to it, these two guys competed at the beginning of MMA. Proper old school dudes who fought with no time limits. Before you knew about your opponent and was able to review how your opponent fought. Dan Severn, where people might call him boring to watch, he was/is hard as hell. As a massive fan of vale tudo/mma, got to have respect for both Don & Dan. They certainly paved the way.

      @bensearle7536@bensearle75362 жыл бұрын

    • He just wants the best for everyone man it’s so great

      @MatneyResells@MatneyResells2 жыл бұрын

    • Amen. Great to hear. God Bless them both, and all of us.

      @lukemccann@lukemccann Жыл бұрын

  • Men like him build the world we're throwing away nowadays. What a legend.

    @maxpower1293@maxpower12936 ай бұрын

    • Well Don Frye is great, but thats a fairly strange statement. People who built the world we're living in (if you really want to boil it down to individuals) are people like Jesus Christ and Albert Einstein

      @user-io6eq9gt6w@user-io6eq9gt6w3 ай бұрын

    • Maybe you should stop throwing it away and do something Max

      @trashcan7140@trashcan71402 ай бұрын

    • nice username@@trashcan7140

      @ATA-xu5vo@ATA-xu5vo2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@trashcan7140Maybe you should do something with yours, moron.

      @djbray7@djbray7Ай бұрын

    • ​​@@trashcan7140 Hard to do something when everything we try gets shit on, thrown away, ignored, or insulted. In favor for more gender, race and identity politics to draw the eyes from the ACTUAL issues of the world. Everyone's too divided. So even when we do something it won't do anything. It'll be forgotten or warped into something that's useless.

      @layset1885@layset188527 күн бұрын

  • Don Frye has been through hell, with his back surgeries, the stroke and all of his post fight injuries. But, he’s still here, living, talking, and being the most humble man on this channel.

    @TheEpicHitmarker@TheEpicHitmarker2 жыл бұрын

    • He’s a legend of the fight game for sure.

      @thaistomp@thaistomp2 жыл бұрын

    • Let alone the pneumonia induced coma

      @andresemidey9679@andresemidey9679 Жыл бұрын

    • definitely most humble

      @horrorcastles@horrorcastles Жыл бұрын

    • Takayama has been paralyzed from the shoulders down for the last 6 years.

      @extremeking425@extremeking4256 ай бұрын

    • @TheEpicHitmarker Definitely agree 💯 🎯 👍 🙏

      @manuelfeliciano9602@manuelfeliciano96025 ай бұрын

  • I grew three extra chest hairs just by watching Don Frye

    @norneva775@norneva7753 жыл бұрын

    • Change your name to Taco Meat

      @NickCTaylor@NickCTaylor3 жыл бұрын

    • I hear ya man. I grew more facial hair by watching this.

      @seanezzitt27@seanezzitt273 жыл бұрын

    • Taco slayer that was funny asf😂😂😂 classic

      @brandonlee4273@brandonlee42733 жыл бұрын

    • 😂 that’s funny

      @eazyridin7283@eazyridin72833 жыл бұрын

    • 😂

      @michaelahearn3873@michaelahearn38733 жыл бұрын

  • If Honey Badgers could talk they'd sound like Don Frye

    @reyesreef3714@reyesreef37143 жыл бұрын

    • Reporting this for the manliest comment ever!!!

      @tanberetO@tanberetO3 жыл бұрын

    • Top comment 😂😂😂😂

      @nellmclaughlin3786@nellmclaughlin37863 жыл бұрын

    • Lmao

      @armada2390@armada23903 жыл бұрын

    • We actually do.

      @angryhoneybadger4189@angryhoneybadger41893 жыл бұрын

    • That’s funny

      @itsalllogical@itsalllogical3 жыл бұрын

  • Interviewer: "It was so crazy.." Don Frye: "Thank you" 😂 legend.

    @larue131@larue1312 жыл бұрын

  • There's a video out there on youtube that showed Takayama-san in a wheelchair and paralyzed and it hurt me to see him like that. Then about a year later, Don Frye came to Japan to share a heartfelt moment with Takayama because of the medical and personal struggles that Don himself had went through after their fight. Really emotional stuff, but it was a great moment the two of them shared.

    @Nobody-xe9fc@Nobody-xe9fc Жыл бұрын

    • Don said he was the prototype of Bushido code

      @MM-qi5mk@MM-qi5mk8 ай бұрын

    • True warriors show each other respect.

      @Pendragon981@Pendragon9817 ай бұрын

    • I just watched that video. Bless them both

      @philjackson1428@philjackson14286 ай бұрын

    • Where can I find the video?

      @micahhlopez7678@micahhlopez76783 ай бұрын

  • When Don Frye was born, he told the doctors to stop crying

    @joanesinu@joanesinu2 жыл бұрын

    • He smacked the doctor

      @gerardkowalski7683@gerardkowalski76832 жыл бұрын

    • He cut his own ambilical cord

      @brianmcgarry1632@brianmcgarry16322 жыл бұрын

    • @@brianmcgarry1632 First he bungee jumped

      @rg-cb2wd@rg-cb2wd2 жыл бұрын

    • holy shit, this is straight up gold...

      @sfsfewrewsdafs6915@sfsfewrewsdafs69152 жыл бұрын

    • 😆😆😆

      @richardkirk5098@richardkirk50982 жыл бұрын

  • At this point Don Frye is just the physical embodiment of Testosterone itself.

    @PapaBrejj@PapaBrejj3 жыл бұрын

    • James Tisdale 😂🇺🇸

      @ColKlink-yh1ro@ColKlink-yh1ro3 жыл бұрын

    • Don Frye courses in testosterones veins

      @Slayer119988@Slayer1199883 жыл бұрын

    • When Don was born the doctor said “It’s a man.”

      @fitfogey@fitfogey3 жыл бұрын

    • The legend says the only person Chuck Norris lost to is Don Frye. It also says Artem Lobov is Don Frye's grandson.

      @user-tf3qz1bv6e@user-tf3qz1bv6e3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Slayer119988 hahaha yes, testosterone injects Don Frye to get jacked XD

      @baronvonfaust@baronvonfaust3 жыл бұрын

  • Modern athletes SHOULD take note from this man. Tougher than nails. Badass. If someone has reason to be cocky, it's this man. But chooses humility and respects his oponents.

    @sportsboyjon@sportsboyjon Жыл бұрын

    • He was round pre social media. Unfortunately it will never happen….they don’t make men anymore let alone ones like this

      @mickyzzzeee@mickyzzzeee Жыл бұрын

    • ​@@mickyzzzeeeI love Strickland lol but hes no where being close to humble lol

      @KD400_@KD400_8 ай бұрын

    • This man,Khabib and Dustin Porrier bring honour to all fighters

      @zerolosses4nero@zerolosses4nero8 ай бұрын

    • An American who's not self centred & full of himself with little talent ? Shocker . . .

      @peterherrington3300@peterherrington33004 ай бұрын

    • What a guy, true definition of a man. Even at his age now He is tough as they come, 100% respect to both fighters and as a fan I thank them for putting their heart into the fight and giving it all they had. What a display of toughness, I dont think anyone will see something like that again.

      @jensz9360@jensz93604 ай бұрын

  • When he says that his opponent was one of the takayama was one of the strongest fighters to walk the planet, realized what he said and put his head down. Huge heart.

    @shanemarks2290@shanemarks2290 Жыл бұрын

  • i showed this video to my mom , now she is my dad

    @omar-a8486@omar-a84863 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂

      @Jc-si6pj@Jc-si6pj3 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂

      @eazyecurry8749@eazyecurry87493 жыл бұрын

    • Hook me up with Her/Him

      @philipondeeznuts8691@philipondeeznuts86913 жыл бұрын

    • @@philipondeeznuts8691 ok funny internet guy

      @omar-a8486@omar-a84863 жыл бұрын

    • Omg this is legend

      @imskchy9602@imskchy96023 жыл бұрын

  • There’s an old quote that goes something like, “Fear the old man in a profession where men die young.”

    @seabrook1976@seabrook19763 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂😂😂

      @sultankuto8724@sultankuto87243 жыл бұрын

    • Dayum

      @Eray-fy5bz@Eray-fy5bz3 жыл бұрын

    • so damn true lol

      @darmy4643@darmy46433 жыл бұрын

    • Fire quote

      @AGermz@AGermz3 жыл бұрын

    • I like it

      @anneharo001@anneharo0013 жыл бұрын

  • You are a man we can look up to. Thank you Don. Your match with takiyama is historic

    @iamtheway4580@iamtheway4580 Жыл бұрын

  • Heart goes out to Yoshihiro Takayama-San 🙏🏻

    @michaelherron4306@michaelherron430611 ай бұрын

    • Why?

      @ncrrangerrolandtembo4615@ncrrangerrolandtembo46157 ай бұрын

    • @@ncrrangerrolandtembo4615he’s paralysed

      @johnafing5432@johnafing54327 ай бұрын

    • He's paralyzed

      @antherthalmhersser7239@antherthalmhersser72396 ай бұрын

    • Damn what happened to him?

      @stevepalpatine2828@stevepalpatine28282 ай бұрын

    • @@stevepalpatine2828 Takayama was injured at a DDT show on May 4, 2017, when he landed on his head when attempting a sunset flip on Yasu Urano

      @rabihrabih467@rabihrabih467Ай бұрын

  • Don Frye is a real life version of every tough guy impression anyone and everyone has ever done. The look, voice, and persona.

    @DarkFaze6477@DarkFaze64772 жыл бұрын

    • while spitting up awesome quotes like “Your ego pushes away common sense”. Hes a warrior poet

      @TheIrishMugFug@TheIrishMugFug Жыл бұрын

    • He's the epitome of manliness.

      @jking0.o121@jking0.o121 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jking0.o121 indeed my friend........indeed.

      @DarkFaze6477@DarkFaze6477 Жыл бұрын

    • I think his mustache alone could kick most guy's ass'.

      @douglassmith3901@douglassmith3901 Жыл бұрын

    • @@douglassmith3901 well put

      @DarkFaze6477@DarkFaze6477 Жыл бұрын

  • Interviewer: “it was so crazy” Don Frye: “thank you”

    @lukeandresen9856@lukeandresen98562 жыл бұрын

    • It was a good kind of crazy..

      @mellowx82@mellowx822 жыл бұрын

    • I loved that.

      @PainflyErect@PainflyErect2 жыл бұрын

  • This man is an absolute gentleman. A true warrior and has a nobility that is lost on nearly all pro fighters today. So humble and brutally honest. They aren't built like him anymore.

    @kaige108@kaige1082 жыл бұрын

    • True

      @DaniSlot@DaniSlot Жыл бұрын

  • I respect this man incredibly. Fighting doesn’t make you a man. Your actions and humility do.

    @martykorn1424@martykorn1424 Жыл бұрын

  • I love how much props he gives Takayama and even calling him Takayama San

    @JacaboBlanco@JacaboBlanco2 жыл бұрын

    • Yes they are very close friends still, which is awesome.

      @beefknuckles@beefknuckles2 жыл бұрын

    • dam warrior talk

      @alinenunez4270@alinenunez42702 жыл бұрын

    • @@beefknuckles yeah it makes me glad to see. Sad to see Tank being such a bitch to Frye for no reason, but hey, thats Tank Abbott. Still like Tank though..

      @huehuehuehaehaehae1725@huehuehuehaehaehae17252 жыл бұрын

  • No man's voice has ever been more perfectly matched to him than with Don Frye.

    @nicholaswidlewski8876@nicholaswidlewski88762 жыл бұрын

    • What happened to his voice? Very ruff and gruff now.

      @jeffostrander2082@jeffostrander2082 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jeffostrander2082 aging and maybe smoking

      @user-pd9xj1bt4e@user-pd9xj1bt4e Жыл бұрын

    • the crazy thing is i just listened to him after winning ufc 8 ( i think ) and his voice sounds more like michael jackson than it does now

      @kitrik23@kitrik2311 ай бұрын

    • So true 😂

      @billbill6576@billbill657611 ай бұрын

    • @@jeffostrander2082 he says it smoking cigars and drinking tequila

      @Zavierdaboi@Zavierdaboi11 ай бұрын

  • I'm still in recovery from watching the Frye vs Takayama fight. Thanks for your prayers.

    @williamcooper2502@williamcooper2502 Жыл бұрын

  • Don Frye, absolutely a legend among legends. His fight against Yoshihiro Takayama was so brutal it was tough to watch. His good will toward Takayama afterwards was pure class. 100% respect to both of those guys.

    @bobbyricigliano2799@bobbyricigliano27992 жыл бұрын

  • “Your ego pushes away common sense”….words every man should adhere to. This man was a straight gladiator

    @elsanto8879@elsanto88792 жыл бұрын

  • I notice how often he says "I got lucky" and it gives me the sense of humility, real awareness, and gratefulness. What an absolute champion.

    @ben5154@ben51543 жыл бұрын

    • Nailed it.

      @joemorrison4624@joemorrison46242 жыл бұрын

    • I've heard quite a few personal stories where he's been just a genuine good guy to random ppl. For a champion it seems he really kept the ego in check💪

      @RoyalMountedAnkleBiters@RoyalMountedAnkleBiters2 жыл бұрын

    • So dumb everyone got luck look up child death rates to make it past 5 ur lucky millions dont 13 thosand a day dont

      @notanymore2293@notanymore2293 Жыл бұрын

    • @@RoyalMountedAnkleBitersCause if you’ve ever been in any fight, you know it can go either way EVERY time. Every win is “luck” Don Frye is the MAN 🗣️

      @dreworyan5652@dreworyan56529 ай бұрын

    • He said that after his fight w/ Ken Shamrock as well even though he got one of his ankles broken amd still managed to continue fighting and beat the hell out of him. I only knew about him bc of some clips of him being kind of a dickhead so the last thing Id expect is for him to be such a bro. Wanderlei was the same as well, absolute sweetheart outside the ring

      @erikvaldes4293@erikvaldes42938 ай бұрын

  • Most of the replays I've seen cut out the part after the fight where Frye and Takayama congratulated each other. You could see the respect in both men's eyes. Frye is the GOAT.

    @goatboy150@goatboy150 Жыл бұрын

    • Frye actually bowed lower than Takayama In that exchange. Not sure if he knew it but that was a major sign of respect

      @rogerc23@rogerc2326 күн бұрын

  • Don goes down to me as the Manliest Man. The Legend of MMA.

    @martinroskilly9994@martinroskilly99942 жыл бұрын

  • He is so humble. He keeps calling the interviewer sir and thanks for every compliment. He’s so great, I’m a huge fan

    @AttilaVilassy@AttilaVilassy3 жыл бұрын

    • Well, vlad is a cop, so...

      @Unknown-kd3ri@Unknown-kd3ri2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Unknown-kd3ri not at all lol

      @tonyfuri9693@tonyfuri96932 жыл бұрын

  • Love how Don shouts out both Takyama and Sakuraba, mad respect for two super tough Japanese fighters

    @mackspowah3281@mackspowah32813 жыл бұрын

    • Pro-wrestler. You can say it.

      @C4_Shaf@C4_Shaf3 жыл бұрын

    • @@C4_Shafsure but it's not their pro wrestling careers he's talking about, especially Sakuraba his MMA career is more notable than his pro wrestling one

      @mackspowah3281@mackspowah32813 жыл бұрын

    • @@mackspowah3281 Completely agreed. But that proves how tight Pro-Wrestling was with other combat sports in Japan. Especially back in the years when Antonio Inoki was leading New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

      @C4_Shaf@C4_Shaf3 жыл бұрын

    • @@C4_Shaf for sure, I used to see pictures in the magazines of Don wrestling in New Japan back in the day. A lot of MMA fighters fit the Inoki era

      @mackspowah3281@mackspowah32813 жыл бұрын

    • I lived in Japan when Saku was in his heyday, beating all the Gracies and MAN! He was a fucking national hero. I love Sakuraba.

      @gliza@gliza3 жыл бұрын

  • I watch this classic fight several times a year. Yoshihiro Takayama and his family are always in my prayers. He is a warrior of the highest order, and no physical challenge in his life will ever change that.

    @ralphcantrell3214@ralphcantrell3214 Жыл бұрын

  • With all the blows he's taken, in and out of the ring, its crazy how good his memory is of the fights.

    @tryhardzech546@tryhardzech5463 ай бұрын

  • When Don was little his parents would sleep in his bed when they got scared at night.

    @Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM3 жыл бұрын

    • 😅

      @jayjenkins5160@jayjenkins51603 жыл бұрын

    • hahah

      @impink123@impink1233 жыл бұрын

    • Lol epic

      @medievalknievel@medievalknievel3 жыл бұрын

    • “....son? Can we sleep in your bed, tonight...?”😂

      @evanabbott2737@evanabbott27373 жыл бұрын

    • This was really good

      @kingjamesthespartan4010@kingjamesthespartan40103 жыл бұрын

  • I met him in Chicago after Takeyama was paralyzed. The heartbreak in his voice, and in this interview. Don is an incredible man with a big heart.

    @RileyZilla1001@RileyZilla10012 жыл бұрын

    • Such a tragic fate for such a great warrior.

      @PyroBlonde7777@PyroBlonde77772 жыл бұрын

    • thats why he looked down and closed his eyes when he said the two toughest men "walking" the planet lol he fucked up and knew it😂

      @nine2woah766@nine2woah766 Жыл бұрын

  • Don Frye is a legend and it's so great to see the respect he has for Yoshihiro Takayama and Japanese people in general since he spent that time in the Japanese wrestling circuit .

    @davidgood840@davidgood84011 ай бұрын

  • These Japanese pro-wrestlers were simply insane. They would accept any challenges, trained or not, fair or not, they'd just go.

    @CounterCultureCantCount@CounterCultureCantCount Жыл бұрын

    • After taking a Stan Hansen Lariat, you are pretty much prepared for damn near anything 😂

      @seraphimdunn@seraphimdunn5 ай бұрын

  • This is the true definition of a real man...he's tough as hell, humble and seems to be a good person. Definitely someone to look up to. Don Frye you sir are the man!!!

    @bizzlea887@bizzlea8872 жыл бұрын

    • Not just that but a true professional. He gave credit to Takeyama despite being his opponent. Something we don't see now a days.

      @Andy-im3kj@Andy-im3kj Жыл бұрын

    • And took godzilla out

      @paulfarley0078@paulfarley0078 Жыл бұрын

  • I love the mental image of an old Japanese man watching the manliest fight ever and crying tears of joy. God bless Japanese MMA.

    @ThejollyFrenchman@ThejollyFrenchman3 жыл бұрын

    • The coolest

      @AIenthusiast687@AIenthusiast6872 жыл бұрын

    • Japanese invented mma

      @jeegunugger1871@jeegunugger18712 жыл бұрын

    • Greeks actually did

      @Mrczog92@Mrczog92 Жыл бұрын

    • @@Mrczog92everyone was doing mma one way or another not as refined as today more barbaric, excelling at different weapons is also mma but the first actual “martial arts” was from india called “kalaripayattu” then its system spread to china korea japan and so on.

      @nowawakened1720@nowawakened172029 күн бұрын

  • Don Frye deserves a ton of respect for his accomplishments. and in only one interview it's obvious this is a man of integrity.

    @danielnavarro8650@danielnavarro8650 Жыл бұрын

  • Don Frye is a certified badass...in every sense of the word.

    @counterpuncher01@counterpuncher012 жыл бұрын

  • When Don Frye needs oxygen, they just hook up his ventilator to a Diesel engine.

    @cainabel615@cainabel6153 жыл бұрын

    • Diesel v8

      @nou8429@nou84293 жыл бұрын

    • Great one man 1🙄🤣

      @odongarduno958@odongarduno9583 жыл бұрын

    • You win the internet forever!!

      @towertito2149@towertito21492 жыл бұрын

  • They don't make men like Don Frye anymore. It's a damn shame too

    @beyondbeleef1013@beyondbeleef10133 жыл бұрын

    • Thts why these “old boys” need to develop into “young men”, importance of a strong family culture in a 2 parent home (masculine/feminine) balances out so babies will grow to be solid adults, otherwise y’all get single moms who watch to much “love and hip hop” and “kardashians”etc raising these boys and growin them to actin like emotionally damaged females in their 20s and 30s... and people why middle class or even lower middle class areas are enamored with strip club and drug dealing culture... lil busters develop no individual character, tryna be something their not

      @samueltorres7140@samueltorres71403 жыл бұрын

    • Correction: society does not allow men like Don Frye to be made, anymore.

      @johnnytsunami4186@johnnytsunami41863 жыл бұрын

    • They wear dresses now

      @Jc-si6pj@Jc-si6pj3 жыл бұрын

    • Definitely

      @SpawnBrawn@SpawnBrawn3 жыл бұрын

    • @Jason Sivongsa A daddy can teach you to respect women probably more. "What you say to your momma" Boom...bap...kapow

      @NickCTaylor@NickCTaylor3 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine being so badass that you fought this man and he acknowledges you and respect you dearly. What a beast Takayama.

    @wurtang.@wurtang. Жыл бұрын

  • What a humble man. Real gentleman. God bless him.

    @timur1223@timur12232 жыл бұрын

  • Don Frye's voice sounds exactly like I imagined it would. Manliest man of all time

    @thecaptain29@thecaptain293 жыл бұрын

    • And he passed it all onto his children.

      @oceejekwam6829@oceejekwam68292 жыл бұрын

    • I pictured more of a burt renolds voice. Pleasantly suprised.

      @robertkollar2496@robertkollar24962 жыл бұрын

  • "It was all him." That, kids, is what it is to be humble. It's a lost virtue. Don Frye is my hero. Has been since I was a kid, and listening to this interview, I know I couldn't have picked a better one. A true American and one of the coolest dudes on the planet. God bless Don Frye

    @artiefufkin88@artiefufkin882 жыл бұрын

    • Amen, brother. This is a good man. He's been my hero since a kid, as well.

      @andrewtucker7990@andrewtucker79902 жыл бұрын

    • Amen

      @raumarottweiler82@raumarottweiler822 жыл бұрын

    • Do you know about his podcast mate? Look into it

      @baqieux3731@baqieux37312 жыл бұрын

    • @@baqieux3731 Holy Hell, thank you! I'm checkin it out now!

      @artiefufkin88@artiefufkin882 жыл бұрын

    • @@artiefufkin88 awesome right?! :) so much content.

      @baqieux3731@baqieux37312 жыл бұрын

  • Some people could learn a think or two from this man. Dignity. Respect. Fortitude. Humility. Glad he made it through to reminisce over it. Great guy !

    @markneeley7191@markneeley7191 Жыл бұрын

  • Holly crap. That was the best ever. Brought tears to my face to see so much respect for each other.

    @tmc1473@tmc1473 Жыл бұрын

  • Frye is one respectful person, the way he speaks about Takayama and still knows what's going on with him.

    @klash85@klash853 жыл бұрын

    • @@tt-ki2dw It's a southern thing, not just Texas. Like you said, Texas won't be like that much longer. It'll be the New California Republic before long.

      @JSchaffer214@JSchaffer2142 жыл бұрын

    • @@JSchaffer214 we need secession

      @dangerousdiscourse@dangerousdiscourse2 жыл бұрын

    • @@dangerousdiscourse how’d that end last time? Lmao!!

      @DonP-gf5hn@DonP-gf5hn2 жыл бұрын

  • When Don Frye shaves. The razor taps out

    @therealVOR@therealVOR3 жыл бұрын

  • Don was hard as nails, yet he epitomises humbleness and decency. His fight with Yoshihiro is the stuff of legends, in which he took the slightly lesser of two beatings, yet he puts all the praise on his opponent. A true legend in every way.

    @filwarby632@filwarby632 Жыл бұрын

  • What an amazing interview with Don Frye, one of the greatest fighters ever. You can tell from the interview that he's also a true gentleman, humble to the core.

    @douglassmith3901@douglassmith3901 Жыл бұрын

  • I appreciate how he gives respect to his former opponent Yoshihiro Takayama and urges people to give him the same respect as they've given him for that fight. Much respect sir.

    @mynamesjeffhardly@mynamesjeffhardly3 жыл бұрын

    • Good honest person frye

      @garynewis8293@garynewis82933 жыл бұрын

    • I met him a couple times. He’s such a nice dude.

      @iXmetalXi@iXmetalXi3 жыл бұрын

    • Sadly..Takayama is unable to walk now

      @izwansafuani4197@izwansafuani41972 жыл бұрын

    • I believe they’ve been friends for years

      @ghost.patrols@ghost.patrols2 жыл бұрын

    • "Learn his name"- I'll remember that. Takayama deserves the respect.

      @rsmith02@rsmith022 жыл бұрын

  • This guy comes across as being cool as shit. ~Respect

    @druvader7966@druvader79663 жыл бұрын

    • That's because he IS cool as shit!

      @DD-ix3bm@DD-ix3bm3 жыл бұрын

    • My shit is usually warm 🥸

      @jonk9957@jonk99573 жыл бұрын

  • I’ve watched MMA for years and I’m just learning about Don Frye, what a man, great character and sportsman! Thank you for the interview.

    @justwatchin5743@justwatchin57432 жыл бұрын

    • Keep looking at these classic guys bud! Many stories similar to Don. Really amazing guys willing to suffer so much pain in order to reach “glory” much much longer careers back then now as well. Not to mention multiple nights in one night. Incredible era of mma fighting

      @allstopblue5717@allstopblue57172 жыл бұрын

  • It's an amazing spectacle, that whole fight. But...I just LOVE how Don affectionately pats his opponent on the chest when the ref calls it. That's forever stuck in my memory.

    @redtesla@redtesla Жыл бұрын

  • Frye is incredibly patient with the interviewer. That guy is having a lot of trouble keeping the conversation flowing. Testament to Frye's character.

    @Freight_Train@Freight_Train3 жыл бұрын

    • Before I make any comments on a video, I always go through the existing comments and make sure no one has already said what I want to say. You did sir, thank you. IF I was Frye, I would walk out. HOOAH!!!

      @sheepdoglogic@sheepdoglogic2 жыл бұрын

    • @@sheepdoglogic Thanks!

      @Freight_Train@Freight_Train2 жыл бұрын

    • Agreed. To be fair though, he sounds more like a fan here than an interviewer. It is Don Frye after all...

      @APhillaTHun@APhillaTHun2 жыл бұрын

    • @@APhillaTHun Good thought.

      @Freight_Train@Freight_Train2 жыл бұрын

    • I know he's used to just getting rappers to snitch on themselves hes an informant

      @mploco183@mploco1832 жыл бұрын

  • my testosterone level went up just listening to Don.

    @kurgon1976@kurgon19763 жыл бұрын

  • Think you don't hear anymore "God bless" and "Yes, sir or mam". This dude is a legend and Yoshihiro.

    @seyumaiayami3536@seyumaiayami35367 ай бұрын

  • Dudes an absolute legend. Forever respect. Back when MMA was super hardcore. Greatest match of all time. I saw this fight for the first time only recently and couldn’t believe my eyes! My mind was blown away 🤯 Frye is the MMA 🐐

    @nirvfan81@nirvfan81 Жыл бұрын

  • This dude looks like a lumberjack who only drinks whiskey

    @itzjoe54@itzjoe543 жыл бұрын

    • That's one of the prototype alpha males.

      @KWillo@KWillo3 жыл бұрын

    • He looks like a lumberjack who puts whiskey on his corn flakes and washes it down with vodka

      @emt5330@emt53303 жыл бұрын

    • And eats cigars for a snack

      @xDTHECHEMISTx@xDTHECHEMISTx3 жыл бұрын

    • Fairly positive Ron Swanson was based on this man.

      @Deeemcee94@Deeemcee943 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @Skdjeis@Skdjeis3 жыл бұрын

  • Takayama is in a bad place. Prayers for him and his.

    @d-rockpain4250@d-rockpain42503 жыл бұрын

    • His what?

      @ajaxlewis7664@ajaxlewis76642 жыл бұрын

    • @@ajaxlewis7664 um....family

      @d-rockpain4250@d-rockpain42502 жыл бұрын

    • Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages Search for a word you and yours phrase of you you together with your family and close friends. "I'll give you a good price seeing it's you and yours"

      @d-rockpain4250@d-rockpain42502 жыл бұрын

    • @@d-rockpain4250 That phrasing does not sit right with me. Personal preference.

      @ajaxlewis7664@ajaxlewis76642 жыл бұрын

    • @@ajaxlewis7664 👍

      @d-rockpain4250@d-rockpain42502 жыл бұрын

  • The man, the myth, the legend. There is only one Don Frye.

    @conrradotorres4653@conrradotorres4653 Жыл бұрын

  • You’re a legend Mr. Fry. You’ll never be forgotten.

    @markcasso5070@markcasso5070 Жыл бұрын

  • I heard that after watching this interview Kaitlyn apologized to Bruce

    @cizia69@cizia692 жыл бұрын

    • LMFAO 🤣😂 We need Don Frye to beat some sense into this new generation

      @ocd9656@ocd96562 жыл бұрын

    • Hahahahaha

      @skeletonshorror5184@skeletonshorror51842 жыл бұрын

    • Oh man, that was a good one.

      @jimmygarlon750@jimmygarlon7502 жыл бұрын

    • Hahahahahahahahahahhqq

      @random2188@random21882 жыл бұрын

    • Lmao

      @ls87gbody@ls87gbody2 жыл бұрын

  • I love how much Don Frye respects Takayama. Even though Frye beat the brakes off of Takayama I love how you can just leave it in the ring and have nothing but respect afterwards.

    @turnupthesun81@turnupthesun812 жыл бұрын

    • how could you not after what Takayama did takes brass balls to do that.

      @liquidsnake6879@liquidsnake68792 жыл бұрын

    • Takayama is currentily a paraplegic , Don visits him some times .

      @leandrobego154@leandrobego1542 жыл бұрын

    • ​@@liquidsnake6879 Your username reminded me of a random factoid. The Godzilla film Don Frye starred in, was directed by "Ryuhei Kitamura", who also directed the cutscenes for the gamecube Metal Gear Solid remake. Kyle Cooper, the UI designer for the later MGS games, also worked on the film.

      @Pughausen@Pughausen2 жыл бұрын

    • Takayama also pummeled the shit out of Frye

      @Justpassingby204@Justpassingby2042 жыл бұрын

    • Frye is a true competitor with a Warrior’s mentality, there’s so much respect and humility for the ones they’ve fought and competed against.

      @galenmarek8287@galenmarek82872 жыл бұрын

  • I was blessed to see Don Frye fight every UFC fight when I was a kid. The whole pool of old school fighters back then were a completely different breed. He was my favorite fighter after seeing him fight for the first time

    @lethalzero26@lethalzero267 ай бұрын

  • That was a fight of legends. I've watched that fight videos so many times. Respect🇯🇵

    @koningklootzak7788@koningklootzak778811 ай бұрын

  • 2:21 A sigh of regret after Don realizes Takeyama is no longer "walking the planet" as he had just stated.

    @resmarted@resmarted3 жыл бұрын

    • Swallow sadness like a boss

      @MechAdv@MechAdv2 жыл бұрын

    • I noticed that, good call.

      @nexttime4532@nexttime45322 жыл бұрын

    • What a Man huh ??

      @buck6957@buck69572 жыл бұрын

    • Well when you go to war with a man, you have a unbreakable respect for them, even if you dont not like them

      @chrislaverick6413@chrislaverick64132 жыл бұрын

    • @@chrislaverick6413 he is friend with Takayama..as what he explained..no hard feeling after the fight..bushido code in Japan

      @izwansafuani4197@izwansafuani41972 жыл бұрын

  • Frye is one of the GOATs based off his attitude alone. as is Takayama, heartbreaking to see what happened to him

    @goongilluns8737@goongilluns87373 жыл бұрын

    • @Goon GillunsWhat happened?

      @Jc-ww5kg@Jc-ww5kg3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Jc-ww5kg paralyzed from the shoulders down, unfortunately

      @thothamon9046@thothamon90463 жыл бұрын

    • @@thothamon9046 didn't know, thanks. Very unfortunate

      @Jc-ww5kg@Jc-ww5kg3 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah don talked about it in this very interview

      @mikemcc1156@mikemcc11563 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah it’s pretty missed up to takayama he’s a man too he doesn’t deserve it

      @juniorgarcia9907@juniorgarcia99073 жыл бұрын

  • Don is my favorite MMA fighter. I wrote to him back in the day 1998 and he actually wrote back with good advice and sent me 2 autographed photos and a Superman pin.

    @Coffeeanddonuts@Coffeeanddonuts11 ай бұрын

  • One of the world toughest men and nothing but “yes sir” “thank you”

    @daltonstephenson7669@daltonstephenson7669 Жыл бұрын

  • If magnum PI overdosed on Testosterone you'd get Don Frye.

    @remnow@remnow3 жыл бұрын

    • Him n rick rude separated at birth

      @jamesgallagher1992@jamesgallagher19923 жыл бұрын

    • Great one buddy! Hahaha!

      @MadCatMaddie@MadCatMaddie3 жыл бұрын

    • Lmfao

      @robinkjellberg6796@robinkjellberg67963 жыл бұрын

    • I think Tom selleck had a huge impact on the moustache culture of 80s n early 90s

      @mrt8944@mrt89443 жыл бұрын

  • This guy was and is as tough as you'll ever see. Hell of a fighter.

    @stevenfeinberg3028@stevenfeinberg30282 жыл бұрын

    • On Joe Rogan show he said he still would like to fight again. Amazing.

      @allstopblue5717@allstopblue57172 жыл бұрын

    • I agree 100%

      @thomasford4235@thomasford42352 жыл бұрын

  • I am so happy to see this interview, a bloke I looked up to so much actually turns out to be a good bloke, a gentleman, a man,humble and honest.. in 2023 I really needed this,thanks 🇦🇺👊🇦🇺

    @aussiepete67@aussiepete67 Жыл бұрын

  • I loved watching him fight. He’s one tough dude

    @robbiecox5014@robbiecox50147 ай бұрын

  • The one time a flashback would be necessary and Vlad disappoints

    @a-tre8798@a-tre87983 жыл бұрын

    • He does not have the rights

      @TheEliteOne123@TheEliteOne1233 жыл бұрын

    • @@TheEliteOne123 i think he was talking about the larry holmes interview flashback.

      @NoelG314@NoelG3143 жыл бұрын

    • @@NoelG314 are you dumb? Or just never seen the fight? Lol

      @trujillo71921@trujillo719213 жыл бұрын

    • @@trujillo71921 bruh... the original comment wasnt talking about the fight. vlad cant show fight highlights. what the original comment was referring to was a flashback of larry holmes interview with vlad when he was talking about when don king went to his house after he was retired.

      @NoelG314@NoelG3143 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂😂😂 goddam...so true

      @mrboatshoe@mrboatshoe3 жыл бұрын

  • When this guy was in his prime..hell even now at his age. He is one of the last dudes on the planet you wanna piss off while your at the bar

    @porkwop1546@porkwop15463 жыл бұрын

    • Not as good as he once was, but good once as he ever was

      @rightyouareken7587@rightyouareken75873 жыл бұрын

    • Him and Mike, I don't want to mess with these two even at their 90s

      @reeeeee987@reeeeee9873 жыл бұрын

    • @@reeeeee987 fr fuck that.

      @tbag2786@tbag27863 жыл бұрын

    • I would buy him a shot of whiskey and a beer. I would just say thankyou for the great fights man putting it on the line 👍 the man was the baddest of badasses. They don't have fighters like him anymore.

      @alexroyster182@alexroyster1823 жыл бұрын

    • Reminds me if my uncle, dudes like that just have a look in their eye, like a hungry lion just waiting for you to start shit at the bar 😂

      @SiannanIsTheBest@SiannanIsTheBest2 жыл бұрын

  • I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS FIGHT BETWEEN FRYE VS TAKAYAMA. THIS FIGHT WAS THE MOST BRUTAL AND SAVAGE FIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF THE MIXT ART FIGHT. AMAZING FIGHT...GOD BLESS THIS TWO WARRIORS.

    @gabrielmedina2012@gabrielmedina2012 Жыл бұрын

  • I watched this for the first time a few days ago. My jaw has only just got off the floor. Two real warriors. I then watched the vid where Frye is at the bedside where they both shared such a heartfelt moment. So beautiful in a crazily brutal way.

    @drchriswaltonGammaMindset@drchriswaltonGammaMindset4 ай бұрын

  • I met Don at the Tucson Airport. He was great. He had a promo pic of himself and he signed it for me. Wonderful dude.

    @janusb.7032@janusb.70323 жыл бұрын

  • "I think the bell rang for a week" love it. I love this guy,as modest & kind as he is tough.

    @bootlegapples@bootlegapples2 жыл бұрын

  • Takayama is a G. Frye is a living legend. Blessings to both.

    @user-ch9ud8rd5s@user-ch9ud8rd5s7 ай бұрын

  • Respect and honor earned by both Don and Yoshihiro, true modern day warriors. A life well lived.

    @Pendragon981@Pendragon9817 ай бұрын

  • I remember this fight, these dudes was going at it. Respect to both fighters.

    @eindje0406@eindje04063 жыл бұрын

    • One of the best fights ever. I still have it recorded lol

      @demonicredeye4183@demonicredeye41833 жыл бұрын

  • Meeting this man was one of the highlights of my life. Class act all the way, hands made of stone, an iron grip and a voice of gravel. THE PREDATOR!!!!

    @vicstanfieldshire7754@vicstanfieldshire77542 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic interview... God bless his heart.

    @TheSiamAlien@TheSiamAlien Жыл бұрын

  • Amazing fight! I love the respect he shows Takayama-San.

    @williammitrus@williammitrus10 ай бұрын

  • Don Frye is a MMA Legend...🙌

    @two-kb3hh@two-kb3hh3 жыл бұрын

    • .

      @friendoftheshow3382@friendoftheshow33823 жыл бұрын

  • In his prime he was a real savage

    @rubedacardude3677@rubedacardude36773 жыл бұрын

    • He would of got flattened in boxing

      @kingdaleclarke@kingdaleclarke3 жыл бұрын

    • @@kingdaleclarke he would have flattened if he stood in front of a steam roller

      @natashagk7877@natashagk78773 жыл бұрын

    • kingdaleclarke Obviously - though street fighting in his heyday, he’d beat most men.

      @123prestolee@123prestolee3 жыл бұрын

    • Absolutely savage.

      @j.a.r.family2576@j.a.r.family25762 жыл бұрын

    • @@kingdaleclarke I kinda disagree. Jake Paul calls himself a boxer, don could fight him now and win.

      @j.a.r.family2576@j.a.r.family25762 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing fight. Great interview!!

    @Apex_grind562@Apex_grind562 Жыл бұрын

  • It's an amazing fight. It's brutal but easy to see these two men respect each other.

    @shanewoolsey940@shanewoolsey9405 ай бұрын

  • I was not expecting this interview to be this good This is gold

    @slimchapo303@slimchapo3033 жыл бұрын

  • Holy shit, that fight was nuts! Bro that's insane, the ref was even crying, because he realized at that moment, he was witnessing, one of the best fights ever.

    @ikon8275@ikon82753 жыл бұрын

    • “the ref was crying” suuuure

      @ThaTruth223@ThaTruth2233 жыл бұрын

  • Just listening to him puts tears in my eyes very humble man

    @shanefrance7446@shanefrance7446 Жыл бұрын

  • Love these interviews with Don!

    @jonathansheeder5153@jonathansheeder51536 ай бұрын
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