5 reasons why the UFC is better than WWE

#2 Less predictable outcomes

UFC fights like Silva vs. Weidman have proven impossible to predict

One of the most famous WWE slogans from a few years back was “anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation”, but for the most part, that’s never really been the case. Sure, Vince McMahon and his crew can throw the odd curveball out – remember when Brock Lesnar beat the Undertaker at WrestleMania? – but most of the time, WWE tells stories with at least a loose beginning, middle and end.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing of course that the story tends to end with the good guy beating the bad guy – that’s usually what the fans want to see – but sometimes things get so predictable in WWE these days that it’s yawn-inducing. How many times have we seen Wrestler A lose to Wrestler B after being distracted by Wrestler C, who Wrestler A is feuding with?

In the UFC, on the other hand, anything really can happen. Everyone knows about major upsets like Matt Serra beating Georges St-Pierre, or Chris Weidman knocking out Anderson Silva, but even on the lower card, a stunning outcome can be enough to have major repercussions on Dana White’s best-laid plans.

We’ve seen heavily pushed TUF champions go down to unfavoured fighters, a guaranteed slugfest turn into a staring contest (Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis) and major superstars throwing everything away by testing positive for PEDs after winning huge fights.

Essentially, WWE can tell you that “anything can happen” but in reality, their stories have to follow some kind of logic. With the UFC, that logic often goes out of the window – making for a far more unpredictable, and in turn fun product to watch.