You don’t tug on Superman’s cape. You don’t spit into the wind.
You don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger, and you sure as hell don’t touch Don Frye’s hat.
According to TMZ Sports, a fan at this past weekend’s UFC 270 event tempted fate by bumping into the legendary UFC Hall of Famer’s 10-gallon top, leading to the two-time UFC tournament winner delivering a bit of street justice with a short right hand.
Frye told TMZ Sports that he believed the fan was intoxicated, and that the two had a “spirited conversation” before he was challenged to a fight.
Fortunately for the fan, Frye elected to allow the discretion to pass, gifting the man a few additional days in the land of the living, and “The Predator” walked away and watched the rest of the night’s action. Frye, 56, reportedly did not face criminal charges for the incident, which was caught on tape in the video above.
Frye was elected to the UFC Hall of Fame’s pioneer wing in 2016. One of the promotion’s earliest stars, the former pro boxer, Division I wrestler and judo black belt claimed single-night, eight-man tournament victories at UFC 8 and the Ultimate Ultimate 1996, taking out the likes of David “Tank” Abbott, Gary Goodridge and Mark Hall, among others.
He might be best remembered for a legendary brawl under the PRIDE banner, as well, standing toe-to-toe with Yoshihiro Takayama in 2002 in one of the wildest exchanges of punches ever seen in a ring or cage.
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