Fighters that went champion after big injuries/long break?

[Rayess]

Just wondering... Who else beside Cruz?

 

[Hancopo]

Cain?

 

[Huligani]

Randy Couture.

 

[k4lm4h]

cruz' accomplishment is like top 3 in the history of mma

 

[GunnerySarge]

Mike tyson

 

[DougGuntMMA]

Frank Mir comes to mind first

Broken leg in 3 places via/ motorcycle accident

 

[Shocktagon]

Mir

 

[javjacob]

Mir and Cruz

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Shogun snapped his arm against Mark Coleman although he fought 6 months later beat randleman, overeem, rematched Coleman 3 years later. Got rekt by Forrest, ko'd chuck and machida

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Pettis also had some bad injuries in his career

 

[Chomsky Honk]

Big Nog