JRE MMA Show #112 with Don Frye

Joe Rogan (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Don Frye (0:06)

Trained by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day.

Joe Rogan (0:09)

Don Frye, it's a goddamn honor and a pleasure.

Don Frye (0:16)

Hey, partner, thank you. You know, like I said earlier, first time, first holy time we met, I insulted you.

Joe Rogan (0:23)

I don't remember that.

Don Frye (0:25)

It was down there in Alabama, right?

Joe Rogan (0:28)

That was the early days.

Don Frye (0:29)

Yeah, number 12

Joe Rogan (0:30)

Oh, UFC 12 That was my first one.

Don Frye (0:33)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (0:33)

What'd you say?

Don Frye (0:34)

Well, we were backstage and, you know, they introduced us and they says, you know, do you know who this guy is? They said, and I says, yeah, he plays that real dumb guy on the news radio show.

But that's not an insult. You looked so hurt. Then I find out, I find out, you know, your character is really actually part of who you are.

Joe Rogan (0:55)

It's part of the problem. It's very close to who I am, unfortunately.

Don Frye (0:59)

I've been watching you, Dan, you're a smart bastard, man. I'm impressed.

Joe Rogan (1:03)

I have a good memory. I'm not that smart. But I have a good memory.

Don Frye (1:06)

You know what that was going on in a lot of stuff, you know?

Joe Rogan (1:08)

I know some things, some things.

Don Frye (1:10)

The Bob Lazar stuff? That's impressive.

Joe Rogan (1:13)

Are you interested in UFOs?

Don Frye (1:14)

Oh, yeah.

Joe Rogan (1:16)

A lot of folks in Arizona are interested in UFOs. They visit there quite a bit, seems like.

Don Frye (1:20)

Yeah, there's the house that I have. It was built, I guess, the guy who built it, built it so his wife could watch the UFOs over at the mountain there.

Joe Rogan (1:34)

Wow, that's a high-maintenance lady.

Don Frye (1:35)

Yeah, yeah. Well, they are, aren't they?

Joe Rogan (1:39)

Imagine that. What kind of house you want, honey? I want a house where I watch UFOs.

I need an observation deck.

Don Frye (1:46)

That's basically it. It was like a bunker.

Yeah. Half of it's in the ground, and then all the block, you know, you got the big 16 by 8 block, and they're all filled with cement.

Joe Rogan (1:58)

There's a lot of weird houses like that. There's a house for sale in Arizona right now.

It used to be Steven Seagal's house. It might still be his house. He's selling it, but it's bulletproof.

It's got bulletproof glass. It's like a compound.

Don Frye (2:09)

That guy's a goof.

Joe Rogan (2:10)

He's a silly man.

Don Frye (2:11)

He's a fucking goof, beyond silly.

Joe Rogan (2:14)

He's a silly man.

Don Frye (2:15)

I mean, he believes that shit, you know, who he is.

Joe Rogan (2:17)

I don't know what he believes and what he's just bullshitting. It's hard to tell, you know?

Don Frye (2:21)

Oh, you can't bullshit that good. I mean, he's a lousy actor. He's a lousy actor. How can you pretend to be that, you know?

Joe Rogan (2:30)

I mean, that's his hustle, right? His hustle is that he's just like a martial arts guy. But, you know, he's really good at Aikido.

Don Frye (2:39)

I'm sure.

Joe Rogan (2:40)

You watch those demonstrations.

Don Frye (2:43)

You know, if I get a couple of pro wrestlers to be my ookies, you know, they make me look like a million dollars.

Joe Rogan (2:52)

That's true. That is what happens, right? They're all compliant.

Don, how did you... When did you... You started out... Was that UFC 8? Was that your first fight?

Don Frye (3:01)

No, the first UFC.

Joe Rogan (3:03)

You fought boxing and kickboxing before that, right?

Don Frye (3:07)

No kickboxing. I did boxing. I think I had 8 fights, and I think I was 2-6 or 2-5-1, I don't know, because I fought... My first two was Don Frye, and I won those. And then I had an argument with my trainer, and so we split.

And then I fought under JR. Frye.

Joe Rogan (3:35)

Why'd you change your name?

Don Frye (3:37)

Well, that was my name growing up. I was junior, so JR. And that's how I was in junior high, high school. And then when my dad and mom called me, and then I think I changed my name because of contractual things.

Joe Rogan (3:54)

Oh, you had some deal with the manager. There's a lot of those sneaky deals, huh?

Don Frye (4:00)