UFC 5 Deluxe Edition Includes Fedor Emelianenko
UFC 5 launches on October 27.
“UFC 5 is the most realistic MMA experience fans can have outside of the Octagon,” UFC President Dana White said in the official press release. “This game is incredible and truly a next-generation UFC experience.”
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EA Sports intends to set a new standard with the game. The action is incredibly realistic, and there are layers of strategy involved. If a fighter suffers a broken nose, like Luke Rockhold did last summer against Paulo Costa at UFC 278, then that affects their breathing and stamina. There is also a revamped live element that connects to fight picks for current UFC cards.
UFC 5 is overflowing with detailed new features. There are doctor’s checks and stoppages, new strikes and hit animations, and cinematic knockout replays, as well as a focus on seamless transitions. More features include fight week contracts and a career mode that begins at the UFC Performance Institute.
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The Deluxe Edition also includes Fedor Emelianenko, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. Emelianenko was expected to sign with the UFC in 2007 and fight Randy Couture, then a couple years later for a bout against Brock Lesnar, but those deals never materialized. This is a chance to finally see Emelianenko in the Octagon, which is unlikely to ever occur outside of UFC 5.
