2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year

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Who was the 2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year?

Jessica Eye
4
57%
Misha Cirkunov
1
14%
Jon Jones
2
29%
 
Total votes: 7

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2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year 

Post#1 » by Cammo101 » Mon Dec 31, 2018 7:42 pm

Previous winners:

2017 - Georges St. Pierre
2016 - Khabib Nurmagomedov
2015 - Evan Dunham
2014 - Dominick Cruz
2013 - Robbie Lawler
2012 - Jamie Varner
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Re: 2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year 

Post#2 » by Bernman » Tue Jan 1, 2019 4:28 pm

I don't see how any of those are comeback fighters. Eye came back to beat worse fighters, Cirkunov came back to win 1 fight, and Jones came back to get an exemption on steroid use.

Better options would have been in PFL where the tourney format gave a lot of guys 2nd chances and many fights in quick succession. Sean O'Connell and Phelipe Lins stand out in winning their titles.

Would rather see comeback in fights from now on. There were a lot of great ones this year.
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Re: 2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year 

Post#3 » by lilfishi22 » Tue Jan 1, 2019 11:01 pm

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Re: 2018 MMA Comeback Fighter of the Year 

Post#4 » by REDDzone » Wed Jan 2, 2019 4:15 pm

None of those three for sure. I agree someone like O'Connell makes more sense.
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