5 reasons it's tougher to be a WWE superstar than a UFC fighter

#3 The long-term physical toll on the body

The Undertaker has taken a lot of physical damage over the years

Sure, you are not taking a punch to the face. But at the same time, you're being slammed on the mat, over a thousand times a year, and this happens year after year. The long-term toll on one's body is absolutely torturous. So many WWE superstars are absolutely banged up.

A lot of times, when a UFC fighter is on the mat and the opponent has the match won, the referee puts an end to the fight before he can incur any further damage.

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Sometimes, WWE superstars have to continue the match even after they've been grievously injured because they have a story to tell.

This is not to undermine the kind of effort UFC fighters put in. I know just how tough they have to train, day after day, to compete at a high level.

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