#2 Gary Goodridge vs Don Frye
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PRIDE Shockwave 2003 was the stage for the curtains to come down on the famed career of Gary Goodridge. His record belies the fact that “Big Daddy” was always a draw in Japan, with almost all his fights being finished.
UFC legend Don Frye was brought in to play spoilsport that night. Frye’s five-year jaunt into pro-wrestling had made him more muscled than in his heyday in the UFC, and with the old-glory trunks, his resemblance to a gunslinger from the Old West was more obvious than ever.
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But all those bulges only weighed down the 38-year-old. Goodridge’s kickboxing past kept him lighter on his feet despite him being the bigger man. A little into the first minute, a right hook served as a yardstick and Frye’s lead feet didn’t escape Goodridge. After feinting a leg kick, Goodridge sent his shin whomping into Frye’s head. Game over.
