2015 Awards: Comeback Fighter of the Year

As a refresher, our “Comeback” award is about coming back from inactivity or major injury (that we know about) and in doing so, really impressing.  You can see more details at the bottom of the post about specific qualifiers.

In this category, it was fairly slim pickings this year…

Comeback Fighter of the Year: Sergio Moraes

Nearly two years off from the sport, he had two UFC fights in the calendar year of 2015 and was victorious in both of them.  Now ranked within the Top 50 in his division, it’s tough to argue against Moraes as the top selection for this award.

To qualify, fighters must be in an active status at the end of the award year and did not have a fight in the previous calendar year or are coming off of a known major injury that caused an inactive period of 15+ months.