2017 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.

Comeback Fighter of the Year: Georges St. Pierre (2-time winner)

Talk about a no-brainer.  GSP comes off a massive layoff and stops the Middleweight champion, capturing UFC gold in a second division.  He’s the best ever.

Honorable Mentions: Al Iaquinta, Chan Sung Jung

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.