Defining UFC and WWE.
The UFC and WWE are two organizations that compete in the US sports entertainment industry. There are often a lot of questions about which is better and how they differ. Just like any sport though, you can gamble on these sports, you can make WWE bets or UFC bets. Yet, understanding how these sports differ is key in knowing which you prefer and which is better for you to wager money on.
The UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest martial arts promotion company in the world. Whereas the WWE or World Wrestling Entertaining is the biggest and definitely most popular professional wrestling promotion to exist.
The absolute most defining factor between these two is in the reality of the fights. UFC fighters will actually choke their opponents, while WWE wrestlers will theatrically mimic these same chokes.
While they are very similar, they are also very different. Mixed martial arts is fully competitive and engages in full-contact, whereas pro wrestling only mimics this, the reality is why many will prefer UFC over WWE, however the theatrics of WWE have many prefer that also.
Let’s see what these key differences are that set them apart.
Difference no.1- characters.
While the UFC can have some colorful characters every now and again, most of their top stars do appear somewhat interchangeable, and it can be hard to tell them apart sometimes. WWE does not have this issue, thanks to its theatrics. The roster is packed with some of the most colorful folks around, from the biggest makes, to the women, and even the smaller-rung guys stand out from the crowd.
It’s pretty obvious that you can get attention when you are wearing masks and costumes, but WWE competitors spark so much more, and it’s more comfortable for fans to recognize and get behind than in comparison to the blander types found in the UFC.
Difference no.2- Reality.
The most obvious difference between these two sports is reality. The UFC is an actual sport, and does not have any pre-determined results, this means that a seemingly unbeatable mega-star such as Ronda Rousey can be knocked out cold by someone like Holly Holm, and it will truly be shocking.
It is where highly hugged up bouts can end quickly, while seemingly tiny matches become classic battles. UFC competitors can pour all they have into their work and take their lumps. The realism and truth of the UFC is something the WWE can never get its hands on.
Difference no.3- TV time.
WWE does face one complaint nowadays, and it is that there is way too much TV. ‘Raw’ is 3 hours long, for example, then there is ‘Smackdown’, and ‘NXT’ which are both two hours long. There is just so much airtime and WWE bloats to fill it.
UFC on the other hand likes the ‘less is more’ style of things, they can get long built-up shows for PPV’s on ESPN, but they work better with recap shows. The UFC doesn’t need to rely on so many weekly hours to keep their fans hooked.
Difference no.4- Event size.
In contrast to the above difference. UFC does have some major PPV fights, however most of their events are standard fare, and it is often difficult to tell the difference from some UFC shows to another. In comparison to WWE, whose PPV events are a huge deal! Take ‘WrestleMania’ for example, it is the cornerstone of the entire company and the biggest show to get attention.
But as we already know, WWE is much more dramatic than UFC.
Difference no.5 – Old vs New.
While WWE is often popular for its older stars, some do wish they’d bring in new talent. It’s annoying seeing part-timers treated with big pushes when there are so many promising stars ignored.
UFC doesn’t have this issue, they are making new stars and have a better cycle on how new stars can take over the show.
WWE does seem to rely on ‘old reliable’ rather than opening the doors to newbies, but UFC has the opposite point of view, and these two differ in the use of the new vs old.