MMA legend Don Frye is mending soured relationships in the MMA community as he looks forward to commentating alongside Bas Rutten for Shark Fights 13. BloodyElbow’s Jonathan Snowden conducted a recent interview with Frye, and it is a solid read.

Rutten is known as a live MMA commentator and sports video journalist away from MMA, and will be responsible for helping coach Frye through the process.

The decision to let Rutten try to control Frye:

“Putting Bas Rutten in charge of anything is like putting Osama Bin Laden in charge of the nuclear arsenal. You know? Where the hell does that nutjob get off saying something like that? That guy’s as goofy as they come.”/

Shark Fights 13 will take place live from the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas, live on Sept. 11 — and features events such as Trevor Prangley vs. Keith Jardine and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander.

His status as a possible UFC Hall of Famer:

“No, I don’t think I’ll be a UFC Hall of Famer. But who knows. Royce Gracie, Dan Severn, Coleman – hell, they were all great athletes. Great fighters. Every fighter that fights in the UFC, shit, they deserve to be in there. I’d rather be in the Hall of Fame in the hearts of the fans. That’s the important one right there.”

Frye also discussed how many new MMA fans don’t have much knowledge prior to UFC 50, which is a shame because of drastic changes since the early days of the UFC. Also unknown to many newer MMA fans, Frye explained the feeling of fighting multiple times on the same night:

“Oh Yeah. It’s like getting drunk and suffering a hangover, then getting drunk and suffering another hangover and then getting drunk again. All in one night. You had your ups and downs. By the time you crashed physically and mentally, it was time to pull your gear on and go back out. When you hit that third fight you didn’t even bother stretching out or warming up. You just pulled your t-shirt off.”

It’s an interesting look into a career that has evolved away from just fighting, as Frye looks for new ways to cash in on his early MMA days.