Someones Screws EA For Once…

July 2, 2009, at 10:00 pm

Here is a really interesting story from PastaPadre:

One of the intriguing stories leading up to and through the release of UFC 2009 Undisputed was how the fighters were being forced into lifetime contracts. Now comes news that the UFC may be taking things even further by intimidating fighters who are not currently signed by them by making it known that they will never be accepted into the UFC should they sign on for EA Sports’ MMA. BloodyElbow has the info as pulled from forum sources.

Well, this is wrong on all fronts. EA is jumping into the game late after UFC 2009: Undisputed was incredibly successful when it was released in May 2009. Now, they have made an effort to snap up any unsigned UFC fighter that they can. We posted an article earlier that Tim Sylvia said that he and Randy Couture would appear in the game. Sylvia is a joke and will never see the UFC again. However, Couture is under contract, but never signed a video game deal because he was in a legal battle with Dana White and the UFC. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Couture signs with EA and stares down White? Would the UFC cut a potential hall of famer in Couture?

That being said, as usual, the UFC is bullying around the MMA fighters of the world because they can. In a sport where the athletes are trying to make cash anyway that they can, there are going to be some younger fighters that get screwed by this. They are going to try and cash in on their emerging popularity and kill themselves in the long run.

The EA Sports MMA roster is going to be made up of guys who aren’t welcome in the UFC like Sylvia, Nick Diaz, and Joe Riggs.