5 reasons why UFC could never pull off a WrestleMania-style event

#3 Reliability

Injuries are a big part of mixed martial arts

Injuries and failed drug tests happen - we all know that to be true. Whether you're one of the greatest fighters in the world or not, everyone eventually falls victim to it. Hell, we saw with UFC 200 that you can never fully trust what's going to happen on a card until they actually walk out to the octagon. Yes we're looking at you, Jon Jones.

So how can UFC even think about putting this kind of thing on pay-per-view with that in mind? Who knows how many of the bigger bouts could be cancelled just weeks or even days before the Mania-level event. Whether it's the fighter's fault or not, having 70,000 or so fans voicing their displeasure isn't the kind of message that UFC want to be sending to their supporters around the globe.

We move on to a vital factor when considering how successful this show could be.