Sherdog’s Top 10: Can’t-Miss Fights of January

8. Michael Chandler vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Bellator 192
Jan. 20 | Inglewood, California
Yamauchi gets the breakthrough opportunity he has long sought, as he will lock horns with a former Bellator MMA lightweight champion at The Forum. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has looked downright scary in his past three outings, executing back-to-back-to-back submissions on Ryan Couture, Valeriu Mircea and Adam Piccolotti. None of the three survived the first round against Yamauch, a 24-year-old prospect who most believe has not yet reached his full potential. Chandler has been one of the jewels of the Bellator organization since he arrived on the scene in 2010, twice capturing gold at 155 pounds. He has not fought since a leg injury cost him the lightweight title in a technical knockout loss to Brent Primus at Bellator 180 on June 24.

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