EA has announced the cover fighter for it’s upcoming UFC game; Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, the second cover fighter will be determined via fan voting. Below is a press release on the announcement:
Sixteen fighters. One cover. Who joins Jones? Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ: EA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®)
announced today that Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, the youngest champion in UFC
history, will be one of two fighters to appear on the EA SPORTS UFC
cover. The second fighter will be selected by fans in the EA SPORTS
UFC Cover Vote presented by MetroPCS. The 16 fighters featured in
the cover vote include current UFC champions and top contenders, such as
Georges St-Pierre, Ronda Rousey, Anthony Pettis, Chris Weidman, Johny
Hendricks, Jose Aldo, Alexander Gustafsson, Miesha Tate, and more. Fans
can cast their vote now at UFC.com/covervote
to ensure their favorite fighter gets to share in the cover spotlight.
One cover. Who joins Jones? (Photo: Business Wire)
Once fans cast their vote, they will have an opportunity to enter the
MetroPCS EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote Sweepstakes, where they can win
a chance to experience the thrill of fight night first-hand. MetroPCS
will pair one lucky winner with the fighter who wins the EA SPORTS UFC
Cover Vote. At the fighter’s next UFC bout in the continental United
States, the sweepstakes winner will have the ultimate experience —
walking out of the tunnels with the fighter and their team.
“It’s a huge honor to be selected as one of the fighters to appear on
the cover of EA SPORTS UFC,” said Jones. “I am a big fan of EA
SPORTS and appearing on a cover is one of those things you dream about
as a kid. I’ll definitely be following the Cover Vote to see which
fighter the fans choose to join me as the face of the game.”
“It’s going to be exciting to see these 16 fighters square off outside
of the Octagon in a fan vote to see who is ultimately selected for the EA
SPORTS UFC cover,” said Tracey Bleczinski, UFC Senior Vice President
of Consumer Products. “The UFC continues to engage fans in new and
innovative ways. There will be some great conversations and debates
amongst UFC fans across social media as they determine the second
fighter.”
“The EA SPORTS UFC Cover announcement represents a landmark
announcement for EA,” said Dean Richards, General Manager, EA SPORTS
UFC. “The UFC is the first new major sports league partnership for
EA SPORTS in over a decade and to stay true to the sport, we’re
featuring two fighters on the cover. We couldn’t be more excited to be
working with Jon Jones and we can’t wait to see who fans choose to join
him in sharing the spotlight.”
“MetroPCS is all about giving our customers freedom and choice in
wireless, and that’s exactly what the EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote
does — put the decision in the consumer’s hands,” said Patrick Wong,
Director of Field Marketing for MetroPCS. “Since the start of our
partnership with the UFC two years ago, we’ve strived to take fans
beyond the octagon and give them an interactive and personal experience
with the sport — you can’t get much better than walking out with a
fighter in the final moments before they step into the cage.”
The EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote presented by MetroPCS begins today
and will run until December 1, 11:59:59 PM EST. The vote will consist of
a weekly round-by-round, 16-fighter, head-to-head elimination
tournament. Fans worldwide are encouraged to vote as often as possible
at UFC.com/covervote
to ensure their favorite fighter advances through the rounds.
Fans can double their voting power by using these
fighter specific hashtags on “Twitter Vote Thursdays.” Each fighter
specific hashtag used on Twitter on Thursdays will be counted as two
official votes. Fans can join the conversation about the cover vote
every day by using #EASPORTSUFC on Twitter and Instagram.
EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote Schedule:
Round of 16 : Prelims
Voting live from Mon, Nov. 4th — Sun, Nov. 10th
Round of 8 : Main Card
Voting live from Mon, Nov. 11th — Sun, Nov. 17th
Final Four : Co-Main Event —
Voting live from Mon, Nov. 18th — Sun, Nov. 24th
Finals : Title Fight
Voting live from Mon, Nov. 19th — Sun, Dec. 1st
Voting by round will close each Sunday night at 12:00am and reopen
Monday morning at 10:00am.
EA SPORTS UFC Cover Athlete
Candidates
Demetrious Johnson
Chris Weidman
Dominick Cruz
Junior Dos Santos
Urijah Faber
Chael Sonnen
Jose Aldo
Michael Bisping
Anthony Pettis
Alex Gustafsson
Ben Henderson
Daniel Cormier
Georges St-Pierre
Ronda Rousey
Johny Hendricks
Miesha Tate
Powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE technology, EA SPORTS UFC brings the
action, emotion and intensity inside the Octagon to life in ways that
were never before possible. The next-generation of True Player Motion
not only showcases the diverse, powerful and fluid attacks of elite
mixed martial artists through Precision Movement, Dynamic Striking and
Strategic Submission Battles, but also brings the combatants to life
with Full Body Deformation and Real-Time Exertion. The simulation of
Human Intelligence takes leaps forward with the strategic and adaptive
MMAi system and is expressed through the most realistic characters ever
created in a sports game.
