Yoshihiro Takayama, a renowned Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, has garnered widespread recognition for his extraordinary capacity to withstand extraordinary amounts of physical punishment, with his fight against Don Frye at PRIDE 21 serving as a testament to his remarkable resilience.
Notably, Takayama is one of only two individuals to have successfully claimed all three of puroresu's major heavyweight titles, a remarkable achievement that underscores his exceptional skill and dedication to his craft. The other individual to have accomplished this feat is none other than Kensuke Sasaki, a fellow Japanese professional wrestler of great renown.