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EA Sports UFC 2 Includes 250+ Fighters on the Roster

10:07 AM - December 22, 2015 by aholbert32

EA Sports UFC 2 includes 250+ fighters on the roster, including roughly 41 lightweights (this number does not include dupicates). This information was confirmed by Mike Bohn, who covers the MMA and NBA for USA TODAY, MMAjunkie, Rolling Stone and other publications, as noted in his Twitter bio. He plans to write up a story on his recent trip to EA sometime this week. We'll be sure to post the link when it becomes available.

Some of the confirmed fighters are listed below:

Oleksiy Oliynyk
Rustam Khabilov
Ali Bagautinov
Rashid Magomedov
Albert Tumenov
Aljamain Sterling
Thomas Almeida
Kailin Curran
Al Iaquinta
Derek Brunson
Dennis Bermudez
Lorenz Larkin
Neil Magny
Thiago Alves
Alan Jouban
Ben Saunders
Oliveir Aubin-Mercier
Gil Burns
Yancy Medeiros
Alex Caceres
Justin Scoggins
Rafael Natal
Robert Whittaker
Corey Anderson
Pat Cummins
Rampage Jackson
Ryan Laflare
Thiago Alves
Edson Barbosa
Tony Ferguson

I've asked EA if I can talk about or release the names of a few other fighters. I'll let you know when they respond.

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# 21 aholbert32 @ 12/22/15 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fballturkey


	It seems odd that they wouldn't put it in exhibition if it is in event mode, but I'll mostly be using event mode anyway so it's overall good news. If you can say, are the 'mixed classes' the same as online mixed classes? I doubt they're open weight, as much fun as that was in the THQ game that had that bug, haha.

I dont know but its not openweight. You cant have a flyweight fight a heavyweight. Its not even like Fight Night where you could fight the level above or below you. It depends on the grouping. For example, WWs can fight LWs but WWs cant fight MWs.

# 22 sportsfan8812 @ 12/22/15 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	I'm looking forward to using Bagautinov.

Yeah he's a good one. Ferguson and Barboza will be a ton of fun as well. There are so many really.

I never play online as i'm just not good enough lol so a huge roster, event mode and solid gameplay tweaks is more than enough for me. This game can't come out soon enough.

# 23 Evlmnky33 @ 12/22/15 05:52 PM

250+ but online you will only fight against mcgregor and Jon jones so...

# 24 The JareBear @ 12/22/15 05:52 PM

This is awesome news.

If the AI is what I hope it ends up being I may be in combat sports heaven with this game

# 25 aholbert32 @ 12/22/15 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Evlmnky33


	250+ but online you will only fight against mcgregor and Jon jones so...

Sucks for the people who only play online I guess.

# 26 fballturkey @ 12/22/15 06:12 PM

They could take measures to incentivize using lesser fighters, such as matchmaking based on a fighter's OVR. I expect that the UT mode will somehow make you use some non-stars at least some of the time.

# 27 Mo @ 12/22/15 07:09 PM

Thiago Alves twice?

# 28 aholbert32 @ 12/22/15 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo


	Thiago Alves twice?

No just once.

# 29 Mo @ 12/22/15 10:09 PM

No, sorry, I meant he's listed twice on the list(middle of list then again at the end)

EDIT: Or maybe that's intended with him possibly being one of the duplicates

# 30 BDKiiing @ 12/22/15 10:09 PM

I'd guess CM Punk would be first pack of DLC with Super Sage since he hasn't debuted yet? Unless he's that big of a selling point.

# 31 aholbert32 @ 12/22/15 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo


	No, sorry, I meant he's listed twice on the list(middle of list then again at the end) EDIT: Or maybe that's intended with him possibly being one of the duplicates

Nope its a mistake. He's only a WW in the game I think.

# 32 fballturkey @ 12/22/15 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bdolski


	I'd guess CM Punk would be first pack of DLC with Super Sage since he hasn't debuted yet? Unless he's that big of a selling point.

I wouldn't be shocked if he's in the game, even though he hasn't fought. He's under contract and could move a couple copies.

# 33 ERA @ 12/23/15 02:25 AM

Sam Alvey has been confirmed.

# 34 aholbert32 @ 12/23/15 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ERA


	Sam Alvey has been confirmed.

Bohn confirmed him? I'm not seeing it on his twitter.

# 35 jeremym480 @ 12/23/15 10:19 AM

With all of these fighters I may even give career mode a try. Fighting low and mid level UFC guys will be much better than fighting fake guys. I haven't played career mode in a UFC game since the second THQ game and I can't remember... do they have some sort of regression/progression set up where older fighters regress and eventually retire and younger guys get better?

# 36 aholbert32 @ 12/23/15 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremym480


	With all of these fighters I may even give career mode a try. Fighting low and mid level UFC guys will be much better than fighting fake guys. I haven't played career mode in a UFC game since the second THQ game and I can't remember... do they have some sort of regression/progression set up where older fighters regress and eventually retire and younger guys get better?

Cant talk about Career mode yet.

# 37 mcmax3000 @ 12/23/15 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bdolski


	I'd guess CM Punk would be first pack of DLC with Super Sage since he hasn't debuted yet? Unless he's that big of a selling point.

Punk may not have fought yet, but he's been under contract for over a year, so I expect he'll be in the game.

# 38 mosdef328 @ 12/23/15 01:07 PM

This is fantastic news! Now I'd love to here about entrance music...

# 39 ERA @ 12/23/15 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	Bohn confirmed him? I'm not seeing it on his twitter.

GameplayDevUFC subtly confirmed him on Reddit.

# 40 aholbert32 @ 12/23/15 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ERA


	GameplayDevUFC subtly confirmed him on Reddit.

Oh ok. Thanks.

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