It was back in April when it was first announced that at least 30 new fights were planned to be added to EA Sports UFC 5. Back then nine fighters were introduced with the intention of adding more in the succeeding months. This time around a total of 15 new fighters have been added for free.
This is by far the biggest single-fighter update for any EA UFC game. The result is that the game now has almost 300 unique fighters and more than 400 total fighters when counting multiple weight classes and Alter Egos.
The new fighters added and now playable in the game include:
- Kayla Harrison (#4 WBW)
- Michel Pereira (#13 MW)
- Joaquin Buckley (#11 WW)
- Caio Borralho (#12 MW)
- Chris Curtis (#15 MW)
- Tagir Ulanbekov (#12 FLYWEIGHT)
- Mario Bautista (#12 BW)
- Macy Chiasson (#7 WBW)
- Jonathan Martinez (#14 BW)
- Loopy Godínez (#10 WSW)
- Randy Brown
- Alexandr Romanov (#13 HW)
- Norma Dumont (#9 WBW)
- Josiane Nunes
- Pannie Kianzad (#11 WBW)
More Additions to the Roster
But wait, there's more! Players can also look forward to seeing these UFC Hall of Famers in the game:
- Bas Rutten
- Kevin Randleman
- Jens Pulver
The fun doesn't stop there. The game also now has Alter Egos for the new Hall of Fame inductees. The Alter Egos coming to the game include:
- Anderson Silva (UFC 117)
- Chael Sonnen (UFC 117)
- Shogun Rua (UFC 113)
- Frankie Edgar (UFC 136)
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk (UFC 211)
Of course, it wouldn't be a Fight Week without a new Punch Card. Be sure to check out the new in-game unlockable and Fight Picks for UFC 303.
Ultimate Edition
In addition to adding new fighters, it's also been revealed that players can get their hands on the EA Sports UFC 5 Ultimate Edition. It comes with a lot of interesting content into one package which are:
- UFC 5 Base Game w/ all legendary fighters Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali and Fedor Emilianenko
- Legends Fighter Bundle (Jens Pulver, Kevin Randleman, Bas Rutten)
- Origins Alter Ego Bundle (Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko, and Leon Edwards)
- Pride FC Alter Ego Bundle (Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson, Nick Diaz, Shogun Rua, and Wanderlei Silva)
- Prime Alter Ego Bundle (Donald Cerrone, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson, Cody Garbrandt, and Eddie Alvarez) Origins Vanity Items Bundle
EA Sports UFC 5 is a mixed martial arts fighting video game released in October 2023 and made available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
