‘EA SPORTS MMA’ (ALL) COUTURE AND HIERON JOIN FIGHTER ROSTER
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EA Sports MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad
mixed martial arts experience to date – complete with a vast array
of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world.
EA Sports MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad
mixed martial arts experience to date – complete with a vast array
of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world.
"I have been a part of MMA for over 10 years and I am excited about
the global visibility that a game like EA SPORTS MMA will bring to
the sport," said Randy Couture. "Like my fighting career, I look
forward to taking on all comers in EA SPORTS MMA."
Randy Couture, a 6’1", 220 pound heavyweight, who currently holds
a 16-9 record and is a five-time MMA champion. Couture, a living
legend in the MMA world, utilizes his wrestling expertise to take
down and control opponents before finishing them off with ground
and pound strikes. Couture is scheduled to fight at the end of this
month against former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo
Nogueira. In addition, this is not Couture’s first foray into the
world of video games, as he was featured in EA’s Command & Conquer:
Red Alert 3 as Commander Warren Fuller.
Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron, a high-profile fighter, joins the EA
SPORTS MMA roster and will be taking on Jesse Taylor in tonight’s
STRIKEFORCE fight on in San Jose, California.
Hieron currently holds a 17-4 record and the Long Island native
utilizes his wrestling prowess as his primary fighting style but
has become a formidable striker as well. He fights out of Xtreme
Couture in Las Vegas and was the last Welterweight Champion of the
International Fight League.
Fedor Emelianenko, a 6’0", 231 pound Russian heavyweight mixed martial
arts fighter, who excels in Sambo and Judo, holds a 30-1 record and
is the current WAMMA Heavyweight champion. Emelianenko defended his
WAMMA championship by knocking out former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Andrei Arlovski.
Gegard Mousasi, a former Dream Middleweight champion, has a current
record of 25-2-1 and won his last match in Dream 9 against Mark Hunt
this past May. The 6’1", 185 pound Dutch-Armenian fighter will be
taking on Renato Sobral to determine StrikeForce’s Light Heavyweight
champion and has a fight style that is a unique blend of Dutch
kickboxing and judo.
Sobral, hailing from Brazil, is known for his aggressive style,
grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. He is the current
StrikeForce Light Heavyweight champion and has a record of 35-8 with
his last victory coming against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at Affliction:
Day of Reckoning fight earlier this year.
In addition to appearing in the EA Sports MMA video game, Mousasi
and Sobral will be sponsored by EA Sports for the StrikeForce fight.
EA Sports MMA will be available on the X360 and the PS3 in 2010.