July 20, 2016
By Ryan Porzl
On July 10, 2016, MMA Legend and Pioneer Don "The Predator" Frye was rightfully inducted in the UFC Hall of Fame. The induction could be considered long overdue and occurred on the twentieth anniversary he began his career. During his on and off fifteen year career, Frye had a legendary run that featured one of the greatest rookie years in the sports history to fun fights to tournament victories to beating good fighters for the time. Then, beginning in 1997, Frye's career began a period that would plague him for the remaining 14 years that involved sabbaticals, injuries, not taking time off at certain periods, addiction, and lack of motivation. While Frye would have many great fights, scored some very good wins, and lost to mostly good fighters, he never achieved the same potential that he showed in 1996. This article will showcase some of Frye's best moments but also bring up the stuff that preventing him from doing even greater things as we take a look at his career from start to finish. Bear in mind that I'm a huge Don Frye fan and he was one of the first fighters I followed when I first got into MMA so this isn't meant to be insulting him or questioning his legacy.
