Fight coverage, analysis, and breakdowns from the Cage Classics team.
Result Justin Gaethje shocked the world at UFC Freedom 250, decimating Ilia Topuria over four brutal rounds to become undisputed lightweight champion. Chris Rini breaks down how the aging action fighter shredded the MMA Math and beat the 35-year-old curse.
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway at UFC 329: Chris Rini previews the rematch and what a win for either man means for the lightweight and welterweight titles.
UFC Freedom 250 is a stacked card with major implications across three weight classes. Chris Rini previews the Topuria vs Gaethje lightweight title fight, Pereira vs Gane for heavyweight gold, O'Malley's bantamweight redemption arc, and more.
Gabriel Bonfim decisively beat former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad over five rounds at UFC Fight Night. MMA veteran Chris Rini breaks down the fight, the fallout, and Brendan Allen vs. Edmen Shahbazyan in his debut Cage Classics column.
Flips, flair, finishes — and a perfect record. He was the most exciting prospect in the UFC. Then he just… left. The strange, quiet exit of Zabit Magomedsharipov.
He said he could submit the most dominant lightweight in UFC history. The cage gave him an answer — and it only needed 19 seconds.
For years, “who beats Makhachev?” was a shrug. Now it has a name, a mustache, and a promise. This is the superfight that actually keeps his fans up at night.
He put the greatest featherweight ever to sleep. Then he did it again at lightweight. The scary part isn’t the power — it’s how simple he makes it look.
He has shared the cage with some of the most dangerous men alive. Only one ever put him to sleep — and it lasted barely a minute. This is the night the machine glitched.
From the mountains of Dagestan to the UFC Lightweight throne — the quiet rise that shook the world. A documentary script exploring the life, losses, and legacy of Islam Makhachev.
Stats, titles, opponents — we stack up the case for and against Jones as the greatest of all time.
Magomed Ankalaev outpointed Alex Pereira over five rounds to take the light heavyweight title at UFC 313. Here's the full breakdown.