MMA is the ultimate high risk, high reward sport. An MMA contest can be over in a split-second moments into a contest. A screw up like that seconds into a basketball or football game can certainly hurt a team’s chances of winning severely, but it isn’t over just like that.
The risk-reward relationship extends to MMA fans as well. Outside the age of COVID-19, it was exceedingly rare to see an NBA or NFL game cancelled or rescheduled. For MMA fans adjusting to the likelihood of anticipated contests being cancelled is a necessity. If they can’t do that, it would be best they find a different sport to follow.