EA Sports has officially announcedEA Sports UFC 4, confirming its release date, new gameplay features, and much more. Part of theEA Sports UFC 4reveal was the confirmation of a variety of different fighters that will be a part of the game’s roster, which includes some guest fighters and an MMA legend.
So far,EA Sports UFC 4has confirmed two modern day UFC stars to be the new game’s cover athletes in the form of Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya, current UFC Middleweight Champion, and Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Those that pre-order will also be able to add boxing greats Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to theirEA Sports UFC 4roster, and those that purchase the game through the tile found inEA Sports UFC 2or3will also get access toBruce Lee. At the time of this writing, it’s unclear if there will be a more straightforward way to get Bruce Lee in the game or not.
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TheEA Sports UFC 4reveal trailer has confirmed even more fighters for the roster than the ones who were specifically mentioned by EA. This includes Ben Askren, Brad Tavares,Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Dustin Poirier, Francis Ngannou, Jacare Souza, Joanna Jerdrzejczyk, Jose Aldo, Kelvin Gastelum, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, Rose Namajunas, Valentina Shevchenko, Weili Zhang, and Yoel Romero. EA has said that more fighters will be revealed at a later date, with the final game reportedly having more than 200 fighters total.
While the main draw may be able to playEA Sports UFC 4as some of the sport’s top stars, the game will also feature extensive character customization, just like in past titles. Players will be able to take their created fighter through arevamped Career Modethat starts off with some backyard MMA fighting and eventually sees players climb to the top of the UFC itself. This story mode-like quality is in line with other EA Sports products of recent years.
TheEA Sports UFC 4release date is August 14, so fans can expect EA to reveal the rest of the roster sooner rather than later. UFC fans should keep an eye out formoreEA Sports UFC 4announcementsin the weeks to come.
EA Sports UFC 4launches on August 14 for PS4 and Xbox One.
