EA Sports UFC 3 is the sequel to the previous two games in the series, which was released for PlayStation 4 & Xbox One on February 2nd, 2018, and is the prequel to EA Sports UFC 4. Like before, the game houses a huge roster of talent from the past and present.
Ring announcer Bruce Buffer, Referees Herb Dean, Dan Miragliotta, Yves Lavinge & Mario Yamasaki, and color commentator Joe Rogan all return to fulfill their roles from the previous games, whilst now being joined by Jon Anik, who replaces Mike Goldberg as the main commentator, and Knockout Mode exclusive commentator Snoop Dogg, who can either do commentary alone, or be with Joe Rogan in the mode as options.
The game features 306 fighters (counting alternate versions) and 12 arenas. As of now, the game features 267 unique fighters, thanks to patches and fighter updates, with 39 alternate versions of existing fighters. An additional 22 fighters can be created to boost the roster to 328 should the player choose to do so. The arenas are as follows: Bell Centre; Honda Center; Jeunesse Arena; Madison Square Garden; MGM Grand; O2 Arena; Prudential Center; Saitama Super Arena; Scotiabank Arena; T-Mobile Arena; Toyota Center; United Center.
Of course, the game features unlockable fighters. You can unlock Bruce Lee by either purchasing him from the Store, completing Career Mode, or have save data from the previous game. Joe Rogan can be unlocked by winning a Sudden Death Rules match (with one bar of health for both fighters) in Knockout Mode with Georges St-Pierre via a Spinning Side Body Kick (L2/LT + L1/LB + R1/RB + Kick) on Normal difficulty. Bruce Buffer can be unlocked by winning the tournament (that you must create) named after him with Strict, MMA & Middleweight rules turned on. Once the tournament's made, autofill the brackets, and if done right, you'll hear Bruce Buffer yell "It's Time!". Win the tournament as Bruce Buffer to unlock him for usage in all the other modes.
The roster is as follows:
Women's Strawweight: (Combined Weight: Women's Bantamweight)
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Alexa Grasso (NEW)
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Alexandra "Stitch" Albu
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Alex "Astro Girl" Chambers
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Angela "Overkill" Hill (NEW)
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"Rowdy" Bec Rawlings
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Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza
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Cláudia "Claudinha" Gadelha
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Cynthia Calvillo (NEW)
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Felice "Lil' Bulldog" Herrig
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Jessica "Jag" Aguilar
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Jéssica "Bate Estaca" Andrade
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Jessica Penne
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk
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Joanne "JoJo" Calderwood
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Juliana "Ju Thai" Lima
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Kailin Curran
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz
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Mackenzie Dern [11th Update] (NEW)
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Maryna "Iron Lady" Moroz
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"The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson
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"12 Gauge" Paige VanZant
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Randa "Quiet Storm" Markos
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"Thug" Rose Namajunas (Champion)
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Tecia "The Tiny Tornado" Torres
Women's Bantamweight: (Combined Weight: Women's Bantamweight)
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Alexis Davis
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Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes (Champion)
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Ashlee Evans-Smith
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Bethe "Pitbull" Correia
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"Alpha" Cat Zingano
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Cris Cyborg
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Germaine "The Iron Lady" de Randamie
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Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm
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Jessica "Evil" Eye
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Julianna "The Venezuelan Vixen" Peña
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Ketlen "Fenômeno" Vieira (NEW)
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"Lucky" Lauren Murphy
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Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith
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Liz "Girlrilla" Carmouche
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Marion "The Belizean Bruiser" Reneau
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Miesha "Cupcake" Tate
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Raquel "Rocky" Pennington
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"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey '15
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Sara McMann
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Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko
Flyweight: (Combined Weights: Lightweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Ben "10" Nguyen (NEW)
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Brandon "The Assassin Baby" Moreno (NEW)
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Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson (Champion)
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Dustin Ortiz
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Henry "The Messinger" Cejudo
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John "The Magician" Dodson
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John "Chicano" Moraga
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Joseph Benavidez
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Jussier Formiga
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Justin "Tank" Scoggins
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Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka
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Ray "The Tazmexican Devil" Borg
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Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis
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Tim Elliott
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Wilson Reis
Bantamweight: (Combined Weights: Lightweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling
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Bruce "The Dragon" Lee '73 [DLC/Unlockable]
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Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway
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Chris "Holds it Down" Holdsworth
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Cody "No Love" Garbrandt
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Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson (BW)
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Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz
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Eddie Wineland
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Frankie Saenz
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Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara
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Jimmie "El Terror" Rivera
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Joe "One Bad Mofo" Soto
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John "The Magician" Dodson (BW)
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John "Hands of Stone" Lineker
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Johnny Eduardo
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Marlon "Magic" Moraes (NEW)
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Mitch Gagnon
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Raphael Assunção
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"Sugar" Sean O'Malley [10th Update] (NEW)
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Thomas "Thominhas" Almeida
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T.J. Dillashaw (Champion)
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Tom "Fire Kid" Duquesnoy [1st Update] (NEW)
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"The California Kid" Urijah Faber
Featherweight: (Combined Weights: Lightweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres
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Arnold "Almighty" Allen (NEW)
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"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
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Brian "T-City" Ortega
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Bruce "The Dragon" Lee '73 (FeW) [DLC/Unlockable]
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Chad "Money" Mendes
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"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung
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Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira
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Charles "Boston Strong" Rosa (NEW)
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Clay "The Carpenter" Guida
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"The Notorious" Conor McGregor
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Cub Swanson
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Daniel "The Hangman" Hooker
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Darren "The Damage" Elkins
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Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez
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"The Korean Superboy" Dooho Choi
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
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Gray Maynard
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Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens
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Jose Aldo "Junior"
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Josh Emmett [4th Update] (NEW)
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Makwan "Mr. Finland" Amirkhani
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Max "Blessed" Holloway (Champion)
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Mirsad Bektić
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Myles "Fury" Jury
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Renan "The Baron" Barão
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Renato "Jucao" Moicano Carneiro (NEW)
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Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas
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Teruto "Yashabo" Ishihara (NEW)
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"The California Kid" Urijah Faber (FeW)
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Yair "El Pantera" Rodriguez
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Zabit Magomedsharipov [8th Update] (NEW)
Lightweight: (Combined Weights: Lightweight, Welterweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Abel "Killa" Trujillo
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Alexander "The Great" Hernandez [11th Update] (NEW)
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"Raging" Al Iaquinta
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Anthony "Showtime" Pettis
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Beneil "Benny" Dariush
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"The Prodigy" BJ Penn (LW)
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Bobby "King" Green
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Bruce "The Dragon" Lee '73 (LW) [DLC/Unlockable]
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Chad "The Disciple" Laprise
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"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung (LW)
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Clay "The Carpenter" Guida (LW)
- "The Notorious" Conor McGregor (LW) (Champion)
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Daniel "The Hangman" Hooker (LW)
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Diego "Lionheart Nightmare" Sanchez
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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone
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Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier
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Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez
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Edson "Junior" Barboza
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Evan Dunham
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar (LW)
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Gilbert "Durinho" Burns
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Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez
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Jake "The Celtic Kid" Matthews
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James "The Texecutioner" Vick
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Jim "A10" Miller
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"Irish" Joe Duffy
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Joe Lauzon
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Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje (NEW)
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Kevin "The Motown Phenom" Lee (NEW)
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Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov
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Leonardo Santos
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Marc "Bonecrusher" Diakiese (NEW)
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Michael "Maverick" Chiesa
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Michael "The Menace" Johnson
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Nate Diaz
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Nik "The Carny" Lentz
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Olivier "The Quebec Kid" Aubin-Mercier
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Paul "The Irish Dragon" Felder
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Rafael dos Anjos
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Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson
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Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov
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"Super" Sage Northcutt
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Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson
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"Ill" Will Brooks (NEW)
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Yancy Medeiros
Welterweight: (Combined Weights: Welterweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Alan "Brahma" Jouban (NEW)
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Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira (NEW)
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Ben "Killa B" Saunders
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"The Prodigy" BJ Penn (WW)
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Bruce "The Dragon" Lee '73 (WW) [DLC/Unlockable]
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"The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit
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CM Punk
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Colby "Chaos" Covington [1st Update] (NEW)
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"The Notorious" Conor McGregor (WW)
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Dana White [2nd Update] (NEW)
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Darren "The Gorilla" Till (NEW)
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Demian Maia
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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone (WW)
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Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim
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Erick "The Tiger" Silva
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Georges "Rush" St-Pierre
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Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
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Hector "Lightning" Lombard
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Hyun Gyu "The Ace" Lim
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Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger
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Jake "The Celtic Kid" Matthews (WW)
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Joe Rogan [Unlockable]
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Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks
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Jordan "Young Gun" Mein
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Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal
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Kamaru "The Nigerian Nightmare" Usman (NEW)
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Kelvin Gastelum
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Leon "Rocky" Edwards (NEW)
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Matt "The Immortal" Brown
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Matt Hughes '06
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Matt "The Terror" Serra '07 [7th Update] (NEW)
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Mickey Gall (NEW)
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Mike "Platinum" Perry [4th Update] (NEW)
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Mike "Quicksand" Pyle
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Nate Diaz (WW)
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Neil Magny
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Nick Diaz
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Omari "Wolverine The Cat" Akhmedov
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Pascal "Panzer" Krauss
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Rafael dos Anjos (WW)
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"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
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Royce Gracie '06
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Ryan LaFlare
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Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio (NEW)
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Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson
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Tarec "Sponge" Saffiedine
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Thiago "The Pitbull" Alves
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Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means
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Tom Breese (NEW)
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Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley (Champion)
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Yancy Medeiros (WW)
Middleweight: (Combined Weights: Welterweight, Middleweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Anderson "The Spider" Silva
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Brad Tavares
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Bruce "It's Time" Buffer [Unlockable] (NEW)
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C.B. "The Doberman" Dollaway
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Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira
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"The American Gangster" Chael Sonnen '12
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Chris "The All-American" Weidman
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Dana White (MW) [2nd Update]
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Dan "Hendo" Henderson
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Daniel Kelly (NEW)
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David Branch [8th Update] (NEW)
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Demian Maia (MW)
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Derek Brunson
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Elias "The Spartan" Theodorou
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Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (MW)
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Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya [10th Update] (NEW)
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Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (MW)
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Kelvin Gastelum (MW)
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Krzysztof Jotko (NEW)
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Luke Rockhold
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Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida
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Michael "The Count" Bisping
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Nate "The Great" Marquardt
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Nick Diaz (MW)
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Paulo "The Eraser" Costa [4th Update] (NEW)
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"Suga" Rashad Evans
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"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (MW)
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Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker (Champion)
- Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
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Royce Gracie '06 (MW)
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"Smile'N" Sam Alvey
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Thales Leites
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Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch
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Uriah "Prime Time" Hall
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Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort
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"The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva '10 [7th Update]
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
Light Heavyweight: (Combined Weights: Middleweight, Heavyweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
- Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson
- Anderson "The Spider" Silva (LHW)
- Anthony "Rumble" Johnson
- Antônio Rogério "Minotouro" Nogueira
- C.B. "The Doberman" Dollaway (LHW)
- "The American Gangster" Chael Sonnen '12 (LHW)
- "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell '06
- Corey "Overtime" Anderson
- Dana White (LHW) [2nd Update]
- Dan "Hendo" Henderson (LHW)
- Daniel "DC" Cormier (Champion)
- Forrest Griffin '08
- Gian Villante
- Glover Teixeira
- Gökhan "The Rebel" Saki [1st Update] (NEW)
- Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi
- Jan Blachowicz
- Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa
- Jon "Bones" Jones
- Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida (LHW)
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
- Michael "The Count" Bisping (LHW)
- Misha Cirkunov (NEW)
- Ovince Saint Preux
- Patrick Cummins
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson '08
- "Suga" Rashad Evans (LHW)
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz '06 [7th Update] (NEW)
- Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (LHW)
- Volkan "No Time" Oezdemir (NEW)
- "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva '10 (LHW) [7th Update]
Heavyweight: (Combined Weights: Heavyweight, Openweight [Tournament only])
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Aleksei "The Boa Constrictor" Oleinik
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Alexander "Drago" Volkov (NEW)
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Alistair "The Reem and The Demolition Man" Overeem
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"The Natural" Andre Bishop [12th Update] (NEW) (From FIGHT NIGHT Champion)
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Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski
- Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
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Ben Rothwell
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Cain Velasquez
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Curtis "Razor" Blaydes (NEW)
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Dana White (HW) [2nd Update]
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Daniel "DC" Cormier (HW)
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Dan "The Beast" Severn '96 (NEW)
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Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis
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Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
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Francis "The Predator" N'Gannou (NEW)
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Isaac "Ice Cold" Frost [12th Update] (NEW) (From FIGHT NIGHT Champion)
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Junior "Cigano" dos Santos
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Kimbo Slice '09 [7th Update] (NEW)
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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman '09
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Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt
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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović '10 [7th Update]
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Ruslan "Leopard" Magomedov
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Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve
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Stipe Miocic (Champion)
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Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa [8th Update] (NEW)
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Timothy Johnson (NEW)
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Todd Duffee
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Travis "Hapa" Browne