WWE continues to hold fort against UFC for these reasons
#2 Uneven contests
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The UFC is characterised by different weight classes, with different championship titles for each, so as to be fair to the competitors involved.
With the exception of 205 Live, WWE has no such rules and regulations, considering that it is not a real sporting contest at all. As a result, we can see mismatched contests such as James Ellsworth taking on Braun Strowman or even Daniel Bryan going against the significantly larger Randy Orton and Dave Batista.
Truth be told, such mismatched contests sometimes make the best stories.
An ancillary point is that while every UFC fight is about sporting glory, WWE has different stories for every match, making them very interesting indeed. Moving on...
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
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