EA Sports has released the UFC 3 official roster and fighter ratings for the much anticipated February 2 release. The UFC 3 official roster is absolutely loaded with the biggest names from around the world of Ultimate Fighting.
The way fighter ratings are determined have been revamped for the newest UFC title. New to this edition of the UFC franchise are four new ratings attributes and categories that will factor into a fighter’s overall style and rating.
The four new ratings attributes are listed and broken down below:
- Striking
- Grappling
- Stamina
- Health
Every fighter has been rated in each of the four attributes, and have also been assigned a set of different weight classes of which they are eligible to participate.
Aside from the new and exciting ratings attributes, EA Sports also released the full roster for UFC 3 plus all fighters pre-launch ratings. Fight fans can look forward to four featured fighters:
- Conor McGregor
- Bruce Lee
- Cody Garbrandt
- Georges St-Pierre
Without a doubt, you’ll likely want to go check out Bruce Lee and Conor McGregor first and foremost. Anticipation is building in the UFC game community for Bruce Lee who is eligible for use in four weight classes. Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight are the four classes where fans can use the legendary Bruce Lee.
The roster of fighters across all of the weight classes have been released, and you can check out the full lineup for both the men’s and women’s division on the official UFC 3 site. The game has an incredible roster size of 239 UFC fighters, and that includes both men’s and women’s fighters. Altogether, there are 10 weight classes which are broken down into eight men’s and two women’s classes, respectively.
Men’s
- Flyweight
- Featherweight
- Bantamweight
- Lightweight
- Welterweight
- Middleweight
- Light Heavyweight
- Heavyweight
Women’s
You can easily get lost comparing fighters and their ratings. One of the biggest draws for fight fans has to be the inclusion of the four new ratings categories to go along with the unprecedented number of fighters.
UFC 3 will feature a new and improved striking system, a simplified set of ratings based on four key attributes and a record breaking roster of 239 fighters at launch. The developers have been revamping the game since the BETA was released, and they have incorporated a lot of fan feedback when making changes and tweaks to the game. With less than two weeks to launch, UFC 3 promises to fulfill the wishes of fight fans.
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