Epic illustration of Takayama VS Frye is Epic

“On June 23, 2002, one of the most magical moments of frenetic MMA violence ever took place in Saitama, Japan. The American MMA pioneer Don “The Predator” Frye took on the Japanese pro wrestler Yoshihiro “The Hawtness” Takayama, and the result was legendary.”

Those are the words of Minnesota-based illustrator Josh Holland, who lists Nien Nunb, Hayao Miyazaki, and Mugen as his influences in life. A hardcore MMA fan, Josh’s website has a few other familiar faces from the sport, as well as comic, anime, and video game characters. Take a look at his site for more of his work!

As for the source, I lost the original source but I am pretty sure it was our friends at Middle Easy!