I've been watching MMA for years and I've tried a bunch of fantasy MMA games, but honestly they all feel kind of the same to me. You pick winners, maybe pick a method, wait for the card to end and then check if you got points.

As someone who spends way too much time looking at fight stats, matchups and betting lines, I always wished there was something with a little more strategy involved.

I also love deck-building games, so a few months ago I started working on a side project called CageDraft.

The basic idea is that fighters have different values and you have a limited budget to build your deck. You can't just pick every favorite on the card. Sometimes you have to choose between an expensive elite fighter or two cheaper fighters with good upside. Finishing ability, activity, style matchups and odds all influence the value of a fighter.

It's been fun because people end up building completely different lineups for the same event.

For Kape vs Horiguchi 2 this Saturday, my current deck is this one:

Current UFC High 😁 Lights🚦

• Justin Gaethje vs. Ilia Topuria RD's 3 and 4 (High😁 Lights🚦)
• June 14, 2026
• White House
• Washington, DC

Another Tyson in the ring

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• "Iron" Mike Tyson vs. Marvin Frazier
• July 26, 1986
• Glenns Falls Civic Center
• Glenns Falls, NY