ROSTER
EA SPORTS TO PRODUCE UFC VIDEOGAMES UNDER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH ZUFFA, LLC§: Heavyweight-Light Heavyweight
*: Light Heavyweight-Middleweight
**: Middleweight-Welterweight
***: Welterweight-Lightweight
#: Lightweight-Featherweight
': Welterweight-Lightweight-Featherweight
^: Bantamweight-Flyweight
°: Lightweight-Featherweight-Bantamweight-Flyweight
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Alistair Overeem
Andrei Arlovski
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Silva
Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez
Fabricio Werdum
Frank Mir
Junior dos Santos
Mark Coleman§
Mark Hunt
Pat Barry
Roy Nelson
Stipe Miocic
Travis Browne
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Alexander Gustafsson
Anthony Johnson
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Chael Sonnen*
Chuck Liddell
Dan Henderson*
Daniel Cormier§
Forrest Griffin
Glover Teixeira
Jon Jones
Mauricio Rua
Phil Davis
Rampage Jackson
Rashad Evans
Ryan Bader
Wanderlei Silva*
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Anderson Silva*
Chris Weidman
Costantinos Philippou
Cung Le
Francis Carmont
Gegard Mousasi*
Jacarè Souza
Lyoto Machida*
Mark Munoz*
Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin*
Tim Kennedy
Vitor Belfort*
Yoel Romero
WELTERWEIGHTS
Carlos Condit
Demian Maia**
Georges St-Pierre
Gunnar Nelson
Hector Lombard**
Jake Ellenberger
Johny Hendricks
Josh Koscheck
Martin Kampmann
Matt Brown
Matt Hughes
Mike Pyle
Nick Diaz**
Pascal Krauss
Robbie Lawler
Rory MacDonald
Royce Gracie
Tarec Saffiedine
Tyron Woodley
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson
BJ Penn'
Diego Sanchez'
Donald Cerrone
Eddie Alvarez
Gilbert Melendez
Gray Maynard
Jim Miller
Joe Lauzon
Josh Thomson
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Michael Chiesa
Myles Jury
Nate Diaz***
Rafael dos Anjos
Ross Pearson
TJ Grant
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Chad Mendes
Chan Sung Jung
Clay Guida#
Conor McGregor
Cub Swanson
Dennis Siver#
Dustin Poirier
Frankie Edgar#
Jose Aldo#
Ricardo Lamas
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Brian Bowles
Bruce Lee°
Dominick Cruz
Eddie Wineland
Erik Perez
Michael McDonald
Mike Easton
Renan Barao
TJ Dillashaw
Takeya Mizugaki
Urijah Faber
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHTS
Alexis Davis
Cat Zingano
Holly Holm
Liz Carmouche
Miesha Tate
Ronda Rousey
Sara McMann
Sarah Kaufman
FLYWEIGHTS
Brad Pickett^
Darren Uyenoyama
Demetrious Johnson^
Ian McCall
John Dodson
Joseph Benavidez^
Louis Gaudinot
Scott Jorgensen^
Tim Elliott
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) announced today a licensing agreement with Zuffa, LLC, to produce and distribute videogames bearing its Ultimate Fighting Championship ® (UFC) brand. The new multi-year, multi-product partnership will provide EA the exclusive rights to develop UFC videogames, which will be developed and marketed under the EA SPORTS™ brand.
“We’re thrilled to begin a long-term partnership that will bring fans incredibly authentic, and deeply connected, UFC videogames,” said Andrew Wilson, EVP and Head of EA SPORTS. “UFC has become a global powerhouse because they have the world’s best fighters, competing in the world’s best mixed martial arts events. We share UFC’s passion for the sport, and we look forward to capturing all of the intensity and excitement of the action with unique new game experiences across a range of platforms.”
Zuffa has licensed to EA the UFC rights previously held by THQ, Inc. (THQI).
“We’d like to thank THQ for creating some of the most critically-acclaimed sports videogames of this console generation, and we’re excited to enter a new relationship with EA that will help us deepen our connection with fighting fans around the world,” said UFC President Dana White. “There’s no one better at creating authentic sports videogames than EA SPORTS, and we’re excited to have a partner who shares our vision of deep, connected and multi-platform global game experiences.”
“We’ve relished our relationship with UFC over the last several years and believe that the UFC gaming brand is in great shape. THQ’s more focused strategy moving forward meant that transferring the license to EA made sense to all parties,” said THQ CEO Brian Farrell. “We’d like to thank the UFC for their great support and partnership and wish EA all the best moving forward.”
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