With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best fights from January. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * The Nominees Augusto Mendes def. Frankie Saenz at UFC Fight Night 103 Augusto Mendes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) proved why many consider him one to watch in the UFC bantamweight division when the grappling ace delivered a well-rounded performance to beat Frankie Saenz (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) by split decision in a fight where he had to overcome some adversity in the form of a knockdown.
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