EA SPORTS UFC 5 is kicking off Fight Week in celebration of the highly anticipated UFC 304 event in Manchester, England, by featuring four new Alter Egos (Michael Bisping, Darren Till, Alexander Gustafsson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov).
The following Four new rostered fighters will also be added to UFC 5 alongside new Fight Week challenges, Pick Ems, and vanity content, which is now live:
UFC 304 Fight Week starts in UFC 5. Through the Fight Pick’ems option, players can select who they think will win each of the Main Card fights. Choosing the winner and method for each fight will unlock in-game prizes. Completing the in-game Punch Card will reward players with in-game unlockables, including one of the newly featured Alter Egos (Alexander Gustafsson from UFC 165).
UFC 304 takes place at Co-Op Live in Manchester, England on Saturday, July 27, and will feature a welterweight title bout between Leon Edwards (C WW) and Belal Muhammad (#2 WW). With their first match ending controversially, this is a rematch over two years in the making. There will also be the Heavyweight Interim title clash between Tom Aspinall (#1 HW) and Curtis Blaydes (#4 HW) and a marquee main card match-up between Paddy Pimblett and King Green (#15 LW). There are four fan-favourite fighters from England on this weekend’s main card in Manchester. Full card details can be found here.
There is a new Community Vote feature that is in-game from today, the start of UFC 304 Fight Week. The first in-game Community Vote will allow players to vote for up to four Alter Egos from a list of ten fighters chosen by our community. The four Alter Egos with the highest total votes will be chosen with the aim of incorporating them in a future 2024 game update. Check out the details and get updates on the Community Vote feature here.
Also dropped new gameplay updates and adjustments in a recent patch. More information on the content updates can be found here.
EA SPORTS UFC 5 is available now worldwide for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. To download UFC 5 assets for UFC 304, visit here or go to EAPressPortal.com. For more details on UFC 5, visit http://x.ea.com/ufc5/home.