January is coming to an end, and MMA has started off with a bang in 2014. In total, there were four major MMA events in January; the UFC held three events and World Series of Fighting held one event. All three of the UFC shows were free this month, including the UFC’s first event on Fight Pass. Ultimately, Fight Pass events will require a membership once March 1st rolls around. The other two UFC events were on Fox Sports 1 and FOX respectively. Overall, it was a solid month of fights on free television, and today I recap the 5 best fights in GIF form.

5. Benson Henderson defeats Josh Thomson by Split Decision (49-46, 48-47, 47-48)

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4. Justin Gaethje defeats Richard Patishnock by TKO Round 1 (1:09)

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3. Tarec Saffiedine defeats Hyun Gyu Lim by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

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2. Alex Caceres defeats Sergio Pettis by submission Round 3 (4:39)

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1. Yoel Romero defeats Derek Brunson by TKO Round 3 (3:23)

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Keep an eye out for the 5 best submissions and 5 best KO’s of January coming this week as well. As usual, thanks to Zombie Prophet for providing all of the GIF’s

How did you like the list of the top 5 fights of January? Was there a fight I missed that you would have liked to see? Let me knoe in the comments below or on Twitter @SchlinskMMA