MMA is not WWE.
Being locked in a octagon and getting ko'd or choked out is as real as it gets.

The reason I love the sport is watching these young, hungry up comers work so hard and train like crazy to be the best in the world.
Khabib is a prime example. That guy works so damn hard, that's why he is one of the best lightweights ever.
28-0, who does that.
If you don't have the right mindset, you're not gonna make it far.