Recently, mixed martial arts fans saw fight news for Vinc Pichel pop up in their news-feed and tickers for the first time in three years when it was announced that he would be fighting Damien Brown in Auckland, New Zealand at UFC Fight Night 110 on June 10.
Most of those fans are unaware of what Pichel (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has had to go through since May of 2014.
Pichel said that he likes to think his comeback story is the runner-up to that of his friend and former The Ultimate Fighter: Season 15 coach Dominick Cruz’s fairy-tale championship return, when the former UFC bantamweight champion usurped T.