Cage Wars 42: Chris Almestica vs Connor Rideout – Lightweight Title Fight. June 29, 2019 at Rivers Casino & Resort, Schenectady New York. Some of the greatest fights in MMA history have been built around a rivalry. Liddell vs Ortiz, Khabib vs Connor and Gsp Koscheck come to mind. The fight that took the cake for Cage Wars 42 happened to be built around 2 men who believed more than anything, that they were better than the other. Chris Almestica vs Connor Rideout, the lightweight title unification bout, was fireworks from the opening bell. Chris started the first round strong with strikes and a few takedown attempts before getting Rideout to the mat and holding him there for the remainder of the round. Toward the end of the first, Almestica had a close RNC but the clock worked against him and the rounded ended before he could sink it in. In between the first and second round, Rideout and his corner were able to rework their game plan to not just out work the Massachusetts Finishing Machi