Here's a rumor that is seriously screwed up if true. It's being suggested that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is blacklisting anybody that wishes to be involved with Electronic Arts' upcoming martial arts game, MMA. UFC currently has a deal with THQ to create official games based on the sport, with UFC 2009: Undisputed proving hugely successful, and it seems that UFC wishes to guard its position in the videogame world jealously.
If the rumor is true, no fighter can lend his name and face to MMA without UFC refusing to endorse them or letting them sign up for the organization. With UFC being such a hugely popular outlet for mixed martial arts, this will likely have a serious effect on EA's ability to bring star power to its game.
This could be one of those rare occassions where EA loses to a rival in the field of sports games.
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9:30 PM on 07.01.2009
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I can't fathom EA's decision to make an MMA game when OBVIOUSLY they wouldn't be able to use UFC fighters in it. NO ONE knows hardly ANY MMA fighters that aren't in the UFC.
I mean, the game would fail regardless, so I don't blame the UFC for trying to, essentially, keep it's own game popular.
Though I wouldn't mind a LEGEND'S of MMA type game where I could rock out some matches as Bas Rutten and beat Tank Abbot 100 times out of 100.
They pretty much blacklist any fighters that leave UFC to fight for another league too. This is no different.
Go watch Rugby.
Went from nothnig to the King of MMA
That's a ten year plan if I ever heard one
Unlike Activision which is basically the new EA in terms of Dick Moves.
Who are they kidding?
yeah wise, but dick move is dick move
LOL
They obviously want to come out with another UFC game in a year.
EA will have to turn to Strikeforce...a lot of talent in that organization.
Dana White didn't get the UFC on top by being Merciful. It doesn't change the fact that no one likes playing as generics, and Pro Evo was the exception to the rule, but still fell under it. Even when Pro Evo was the best Footy game, I still only played as the licensed teams.
I wouldn't play a game where I had to fight as Wallace "Mild Destruction" Mackson versus Jungle Simpson. Unless the game play is miles better than UFC Undisputed like Pro Evo was to Fifa in the PS2 era, which is unlikely.
>EA
Ok, continue.
In any case, it depends on if it is indeed a blanket blacklisting for everyone, regardless of promotional affiliations, or if it only concerns fighters who have at some point fought in the UFC.
The UFC contracts require fighters to sign over rights to use their likeness in games/toys/whatever for all eternity basically. Even after leaving the UFC. So it's quite possible this concerns mainly fighters that are out of the UFC, but the still UFC "owns" the rights to, like for example; Barnett, the Shamrock's, Arlovski, Sylvia, Ortiz and so on. Which is still a considerable list of fighters.
In any case, I would love an MMA game that showcased MMA fighters outside of the UFC. There is a whole world of MMA outside of the UFC, and so many people are missing out on some amazing fighters if they think the UFC is all there is to MMA.
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