Don Frye was probably the first true mixed martial artist or close to it. Division 1 wrestling, pro boxing experience, a black belt in judo and a crazy amount of heart.

@suicideblack1526

10 ай бұрын

I just met Don Frye at international fight week this year. Had a small conversation with him, seemed like a cool, genuine guy. When he shook my hand it was like a bears paw and firm as hell. It took me by surprise. I was like "Holy shit" in my head, lol.

@ThePinkMan

9 ай бұрын

I think Marco Ruas from UFC 7 deserves that title.

@frankiehitman2610

9 ай бұрын

​@@suicideblack1526I felt the same way during and after I shook JDS hand. Dude has bear paws 😅

@mikebishop6707

9 ай бұрын

I'm still thinking Marco Ruas

@victorhugo9960

9 ай бұрын

Marco ruas >>>>>>>

That Big Daddy KO still gives me chills, freaking brutal..

@duramaxdad

10 ай бұрын

That big daddy tap out. Super smart.

@iconofsin4578

10 ай бұрын

That was his career highlight. After that he got whooped hard

@travisdonaldstanley6420

7 ай бұрын

It was shocked he got that on him. His plan was to go for a arm bar, but he got a gift wrapped win.

Its like watching wild horses compared to todays standard. But completely beautiful in it's own way. Love the UFC.

The Goodridge Crucifix KO is to this day one of my top 3 favorites ever

@andrewsheehy9938

10 ай бұрын

One of the most brutal knockouts you'll ever see in Mixed Martial Arts.

@random__joe

10 ай бұрын

No honor in bludgeoning an unconscious opponent. Would of been cooler if Gary showed some restraint imo. Totally different era back then

@Thor-Orion

10 ай бұрын

@@random__joereally hard to tell when he goes unconscious in that position.

They should still make judges stand and hold up a sign for decisions.

@Peter-uo9km

10 ай бұрын

Yes

That Gary Goodridge elbows to the head win was insane! What an amazing fighter he was!

@MRLONG758

10 ай бұрын

Seemed to have tapped out rather easy tho

@domagoj4843

10 ай бұрын

No he sucked as fighter..How old are you?15?

@robertclemente9753

10 ай бұрын

Yeah man, Goodridge losses were not by KO or SUBMISSION. But by surrendering.

@b_rob3318

10 ай бұрын

Ref had something against the guy getting elbowed lol

@user-tc7vi2tk8g

7 ай бұрын

Да,но теперь Гарри Гудридж лежит растением..

The "Hey tank don´t hurt your hand when your´re tapping" sign had me rolling.

One of the best videos the UFC has put out on this channel.

Big John really has a big role here. He tackles every winner. Stops every fight. Wrangles the big horses back to civility. Like a cop in Chicago.

@stopsheeping

10 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHA! Have you seen Shitcago?!? The only people the pigs are wrangling are traffic violators and taxpayers with cameras catching them being scumbags.

@capy069

10 ай бұрын

Good call because he was a long time LAPD cop

@lowlowseesee

10 ай бұрын

big john helped make the rules with commissions when the sport went legit lol. funny to see him in the other vid damn near choking tank abbott or when he let royce break that one guys arm lol. big john has come a long way

@joshuab3715

10 ай бұрын

Big John literally wrote the rules. He’s also the reason it’s call “mixed martial arts”

Still one of the best years ever for UFC

Don Frye had some of the all time greatest fence grabs

Have to respect the first ufc fighters

2:18 that was brutal

When originals battled for supremacy of their fighting styles for ages to come, these guys really paved the way for what the sport and organization has become today. Its awesome

Its crazy how fast Dan Severn still was at his age.

@aaroncapricorn5867

10 ай бұрын

Dan deserves a retirement fund. he's been fighting for decades in other promotions after he left the UFC

UFC Channel admin, thank you for not posting Slap BS today. We all appreciate it!

@SpyroTek

10 ай бұрын

Ahhh so it's your fault they went on a slap video posting spree shortly after you posted.

@seantube21

10 ай бұрын

@@SpyroTek Guilty as charged! Dana can't be blamed for any of this. 😄

@SpyroTek

10 ай бұрын

@@seantube21 😂😂

Need a Time Machine. That shit was truly bloodsport 😍

Love how each of the judges show their decision. So much swag from the final judge. The UFC of now should have these judges show their scores and be eligible by feedback (shitton of boing).

@Kyler_951

10 ай бұрын

Dude! Fuck yeah that would be great

@thefourfourfour9512

10 ай бұрын

Where there is money... their lies corruption. So during this time , people werent getting paid to take a dive or lose...the ufc wasnt big business. Nowadays people get paid to lose and take dives thats why the judges were honorable back then.

Dom Fray era entretenimento puro! Deus lhe der muita saúde e um caminho de paz após tantas batalhas!

That judging decision was like a show in of itself.

I could only see the UFC by renting it at Block Buster Video! Those were the fun times and what made the UFC #1 MMA Entertainment in the World! The UFC has come a long way and look forward to many more years!

@wedontlikenoneofyou

10 ай бұрын

same here with my brother we were like 10 and 11 renting the knockout volumes they were super common at hollywood and blockbuster

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO❤❤

Its so crazy how different it looks

The last fight between Don Frye and Tank Abbott was the best.

Severn seconding Frye: back-up mustache

Ramirez in the first fight claimed he was undefeated in 200 street fights. I'm Puerto Rican just like him, my last name is Ramirez as well and still I laugh my ass off when Don Frye ko his ass out. 😂

@fumanboy

10 ай бұрын

He was a cab driver.

Damn Ken Shamrock was huge here, looked like a bodybuilder.

Coleman was a fresh replacement vs a frye who had already fought that night

It's crazy how fast time flys bye. I still remember UFC 1-10, the 33 and 33.5 (odd number) , all the pride fighters and the chuck/Tito/randy drama... even Gracie winning the 1st one ... It's really amazing how it's evolved. Shamrock and his leg locks were lethal. Today a 2year many would know how to roll with one... Just amazing looking back at the improvements. I still remember Randy winning the HW and LHW titles. It was unheard of someone winning 2 weight classes back then. Man the steroids would have been a staple diet back then too! Especially in pride.

@frankiehitman2610

9 ай бұрын

33.5- chuck vs vitor on best damn sports show period. Just like it was yesterday as you said. Crazy. Side note, does anyone remember when Tom Arnold fought with Michael Strahan on the show? Lmao. I initially thought it was a skit or something.

Real MMA fans will appreciate this because it showcases some classic fights while also demonstrating how far the sport has evolved in modern times.

@thefourfourfour9512

10 ай бұрын

only problem is , it hasnt evolved its devolved... The fighters have incorporated more disciplines into their repertoire (thats true) YET the sport as a whole has devolved... from fluid rules (hardly any) to rules which promote lay and praying (because they cant headbutt, pull hair, hit testicles etc etc etc to finish the guy ) .. or rules which allow runners to not engage in the fight ... and still win ( see Izzy )... Rankings having no value or weight , random kids getting pushed because they sell tickets. Putting feral looking blondes on the commentary booth because 'selling views' The list goes on and on Thats not evolution. UFC is a joke nowadays.

@levismith8423

10 ай бұрын

@wesm.8982 Ok? No one mentioned you at all. Chill.

@Steven-xv8eg

6 ай бұрын

​@@thefourfourfour9512 All truth in this comment.

Fry switching stances and smooth with the jab ! Ahead of his time !

👏💯 Historical Moments in UFC

Love these 🔥🔥

Dude got flattened out and said no thank you.

Don Frye is the best. Beats 3 heavier fighters in one night did that twice. Only Royce Gracie beats that by beating 4 fighters in one night in UFC2. Let’s see GSP or Usman try to do that.

@lowlowseesee

10 ай бұрын

lol dont act like they couldnt do that lololol. especially if they were old enough then

@Stephen-lt1tp

10 ай бұрын

@@lowlowseesee they couldn’t…..

@TheInvisibleMan420

10 ай бұрын

good thing they don't have to do that anymore, that's stupid

@Stephen-lt1tp

10 ай бұрын

@@TheInvisibleMan420 I would say it’s extremely entertaining more than fights today and it shows and never give up attitude. On the battlefield, you can’t quit no matter how many opponents are coming.

@Day-ZDuke

10 ай бұрын

@@Stephen-lt1tpbecause it’s not comparable at all.... Don’t get me wrong, I love Don Fry. But when he did this, the skill level of the fighters involved varied widely. Most weren’t “pro” fighters that spent every day training like the fighters do today. It was an entirely different ‘sport’ back then Also, it was much easier to get a win by exploiting your opponents lack of understanding of some aspect of MMA. Back then, most guys had a single discipline that they trained in, and barely knew anything else. Today, all the fighters are well rounded and competent in all areas generally So it’s not a reasonable comparison. Now say if GSP or Usman could go in a time machine & go back to fight during these years, yes they could do the same thing Royce and Don did

frye vs abbott was fucking legendary

Genesis 😅…… UFC has come such a long way….. what absolute great fighters and athletes the UFC have given us ,that would’ve had otherwise never have been.

@dixinbuttz44

10 ай бұрын

thanx tips mcgee

@robertquinn3603

10 ай бұрын

@@dixinbuttz44 welcome compadre

Legendary Fighters UFC 🇺🇲🇨🇦

That one fan was on point. "Don't hurt your hand while tapping" 😮

Would love to see current fighters do mystery science theater 3000 style commentary on these old af fights

@lowlowseesee

10 ай бұрын

thats a brilliant fucking idea

@travisdonaldstanley6420

7 ай бұрын

Yeah and the guys calling fight offer a lot of material. They called a take down when the fighter actually put their opponent in their guard. The Fighter pulling guard made the move.

1:15 Imagine, in these times, you see these two men, Don Frye, and Dan Sev, Looking like the true definition of Freedom, and mustaches more perfect then a cold beer on a hot day, headed towards you to inflict deadly pain? im AF and i would be petrified

That was great!!!! We'll never see fights like that again!

It was Legendary TIME!

Don def showed me some new skills from that age gap generationally. When don got his back taken he took his legs out and mounted with ground and pound! Sick slick move

AMAZING! Don ‘The Predator’ Frye, Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn, Ken ‘The worlds most Dangerous manI’ Shamrock, Mark ‘The Hammer 🔨’ Coleman & Tank Abott ALL LEGENDS 💪🏻 🇺🇸 💪🏻. They were all the class of wrestlers that completely cleaned out all the other disciplines & combat sport styles until it was only the wrestlers left! This was the reason The Gracie’s purposely didn’t allow any pure/high level wrestlers to enter the early UFC’s.. it’s amazing watching these competitors and I’m forever thankful for what they built & trailblazed giving us now the greatest combat sport in the world!

@jblechan

10 ай бұрын

you do know Royce triangled choke Severn out right?

@cedricblackmore4986

10 ай бұрын

don frye and tank abbott, known wrestlers. ken and dan, known losers to BJJ. cmon man at least pretend its true

Don Frye is probably the manly man ever.

Gary Goodridge used to be one of the scariest fighters to me. Plus he... represented...Kuk Sool Won which I took. Good times!

@jakedemaggio8649

10 ай бұрын

Gary Goodrich got beat by literary every single guy in this video. Coleman, Frye, Severn & even Shamrock beat him…

@stopsheeping

10 ай бұрын

@@jakedemaggio8649 You beat me to it. Small daddy was a soft quitter.

@Night-Jester

10 ай бұрын

@@jakedemaggio8649 he literally didn't because the first clip is him knocking out knocking out Paul Herrera but I see your point.

@lowlowseesee

10 ай бұрын

gary is not doing well now unfortunately. heavy brain damage

@Night-Jester

10 ай бұрын

@@lowlowseesee Yeah I saw not quite the beast that scared me when I was younger :(

Awesome video

Man the belt is so beautiful

I mix up Severn and Fry a lot. Awesome fights!

More ufc history please !

Memories :) I miss the good old days.

Don Frye...phénoménal

How it's evolved is amazing, the skill sets of modern mixed martial artists is something else

The predator proved he had a solid chin against Tank. That guy was maxed out in power.

These fighters were charismatic

It was so much better in these days for entertainment

This was awesome

The year of the REAL Predator, loved it wholeheartedly. 👏

Merci infiniment pour le réalisateur de ces combats magnifiques des années précédentes 90

2:35 who knew Kanye was a fighter before being a politician

I was a teen. My older sister and her husband had a black box/scrambler. And always had parties whenever Tyson fought or UFC. Which had just started airing on PPV in 95 i think? Good times and good memories though.

Don frye is a damn ANIMAL

Beter dan dit is het nooit meer geworden. In een woord geweldig!

0:02 That dudes head flopped is insane

This makes me miss them grabbing the cage

Very good

Mark The Hammer Coleman was a absolute tank in his prime.

@80srocknroller

10 ай бұрын

And he was the first ever UFC World Heavyweight Champion

@CtheDead209-zt8tj

9 ай бұрын

Steroids to the gills.

@jamesrobert4106

2 ай бұрын

He certainly took more steroids than the rest.

Good video

Incredible

Самый ПРикол Что Я Это ВСё СМОтрел в Детстве по телеку Клааааааааассссссссс.

24:14 I think I hear tank abbot fighting someone in the crowd.

this is great

Только почти 30 лет спустя понимаешь что смотрел всего лишь спектакль..

Era muy bueno Fredy Mercury .

that gary goodridge elbow ko is one of my favourite kos of all time

@CtheDead209-zt8tj

9 ай бұрын

Literally the only highlight of his career...

eso era pelear❤

2:06 most brutal knockout in UFC history?

@MrStraightGangsta

10 ай бұрын

Its a good one but my vote goes to Tank Abbot Vs John Matua

Unbelievable 🤩😍👍

The golden ages... What a site to behold.

"Get the elbow above the head" Standing arm lock knowledge, right there. Bent arm lock, or straight. When the elbows get above the head, it's Christmas Day for arm locks.

21:29 one of the worst KO landings ever after cro cop maybe

They should pay anyone who was featured in this video

@Kyler_951

10 ай бұрын

That would be so cool! Here’s 100k

@duramaxdad

10 ай бұрын

They already paid them. Unless royalties should stay with fighters u r outta yo mind.

@jakedemaggio8649

10 ай бұрын

They all deserve a gigantic check from the UFC. These are the guys that built the sport and made it popular! All legends!

@astheskylarksings

10 ай бұрын

@@duramaxdad I feel for you my dude

The only time that the UFC had a show in Puerto Rico and it was at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón

Undercuts and roundhouse hooks I'm dead 😂🤣

That Tank Abbot KO holy shit😮

this year in ufc history 2014 - 2 hour long video

I was a child watching David vs. Goliath and Frye was my pick to win.

UFC 8 in PR!🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

Those good ole days of no weight classes, less rules, and multiple fights in a night

Those were the days. Love it. Thank you UFC.

Yo tank had my man looking like a fresh circus funnel cake extra drippy 😂

Suport event machine work figther supreme UFC❤

lol wtf, 0:00 commentator sounds like someone out of a Rick and Morty interdimensional cable skit.

I don’t care what y’all say don frye is the goat!!!!!

Kron Gracie's fighting style is like 90s

this is how the judges should have to show there scorecard

dont hurt ur hand while tapping sign lol i could only imagine what kinda unhinged stuff people would be writing if they still allowed it.

Il campione freddye Mercury è imbattibile ✌️✌️🙌🙌💯

Show me a man more man than Don Fry