2015 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year (Poll)

Cammo101 · Post #1 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:41 pm

Previous winners:

2014 - Dominick Cruz
2013 - Robbie Lawler
2012 - Jamie Varner

Jasen777 · Post #2 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:05 pm

Seems like their should be better options. Can't think of any though off the top of my head.

And Cruz might win it again next year.

Susan · Post #3 » by **Susan** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 12:30 am

Overeem.

High 5 · Post #4 » by **High 5** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:43 am

That is the oddest/most depressing list I have ever seen. Can't vote.

Post #5 » by **kdawg32086** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 2:04 am

What about Cyborg? Didn't fight for 18 months before coming back in 2015 and convincingly smashing her two opponents in the first round.

REDDzone · Post #6 » by **REDDzone** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:22 am

Susan wrote:Overeem.

I actually agreed with you until I saw that the Struve fight actually happened last year (in December, oh so close). So he was 2-0 but he was 2-1 last year. If the Struve fight were a month later, he would have been 3-0 in 2015 after a 1-1 2014 and an 0-2 2013 (and 0 fights in 2012).

Cammo101 · Post #7 » by **Cammo101** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:53 am

I struggled mightily to come up with people for this category. Usually there are a few guys who jump right out, but this year there was no one. Odd year.

Jasen777 · Post #8 » by **Jasen777** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 3:24 pm

How about Tamdan McCrory? He did have one fight in 2014 but before that it was a 5 year break.

Cammo101 · Post #9 » by **Cammo101** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 4:35 pm

Jasen777 wrote:How about Tamdan McCrory? He did have one fight in 2014 but before that it was a 5 year break.

He was one of the first people I thought of, but like you said, technically he came back in 2014.

Jasen777 · Post #10 » by **Jasen777** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:47 am

Perhaps we should be less strict with the criteria if needed. I seen one publication had Arlovski as comeback fighter of the year.

Cammo101 · Post #11 » by **Cammo101** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:44 am

Jasen777 wrote:Perhaps we should be less strict with the criteria if needed. I seen one publication had Arlovski as comeback fighter of the year.

He was nominated last year and lost to Cruz.

REDDzone · Post #12 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:23 pm

Maia isn't a bad choice here, 3-0 with wins over Nelson, Magny, and LaFlare after a 1-1 2014.

Jasen777 · Post #13 » by **Jasen777** » Sat Jan 2, 2016 4:26 am

Fight Matrix picked Sergio Moraes.

REDDzone · Post #14 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Jan 2, 2016 5:27 am

Moraes is a good fighter, not sure why he fights so rarely.

Jasen777 · Post #15 » by **Jasen777** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:51 pm

Julianna Pena would also fit.