Don Frye 1996 - 2002 Deep Dive

Send a textDon Frye 1996-2002 Deep Dive Ep 178Don Frye burst onto the early NHB scene with a style that one could argue was the prototype for what many consider to be the "modern" fighter. Don Frye walks us through his path through shady managers and making his name in Japan. Don Frye walks us through some of his more historic matches this incredible episode.Don Frye 1996-2002 Deep Dive Ep 1780:00 LytesOut Intro0:19 Interview Start0:50 How Don Started Fighting3:05 NHB or MMA rule preference?4:40 Experiences with Schultz brothers6:19 Fighting in Mexican Bull Rings6:50 Clarification on Richard Hamilton8:15 Experience with Ross Harris9:04 Early Training Partners/Programs10:48 Frank Shamrock training Don for Coleman rematch13:05 Showdown in the crowd14:30 Throwing glass of water in Ken Shamrocks face16:46 First UFC fight in 199621:32 Original opponent fallout at UFC 923:30 Preparing to combat Jiu-Jitsu25:56 Sudden NHB rule changes27:48 Fighting Mark Hall29:33 Having to compete on pain killers30:34 Hitting rock bottom31:25 Intermission32:04 Tank Abbott Interaction33:10 Damage from Coleman fight34:05 Scott Ferrozzo training experience35:06 UFC trying to guide champions37:01 Kimo vs Bam Bam Bigelow38:22 Thoughts on Becky Levi39:19 Tank Abbott antics40:16 Cornering Kazuyuki Fujita during Ken Shamrocks heart problem42:38 Fighting Gilbert Yvel in Pride after 9/11 attacks45:46 Build up to Ken Shamrock fight48:04 Coming back around to fighting Coleman again51:57 Experiences with Phyllis Lee52:52 The Manliest Fight of All Time w/ Yoshihiro Takayama53:56 Motivation for fighting Jerome Le Banner56:02 Relationship w/ Gary Goodridge56:44 Wanting UFC to pay the Pioneers58:34 Story behind the Predator moniker59:19 Don's Toxic Masculinity Podcast1:01:35 How Superstar Billy Graham got in Don's corner1:04:39 Wrap-Up1:05:13 OutroSubscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - @mikedavis632 Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#donfrye#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FightPodcast #FightTalk #DEEPDIVE #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcastSupport the show