UFC 5 gets back to its Origins

Season 1 of UFC 5’s Alter Egos spotlights the major defining experiences that have shaped fighters into what players see today. This new live service mode lets fans unlock versions of eight of their favorite UFC athletes, including Jon Jones, Leon Edwards, Connor McGregor, Sean O’Malley, Alex Pereira, Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko and Israel Adesanya. In addition, players will also receive a free fighter download of Muhammad Ali until November 16*.

The eight Alter Egos in Origins include:

• Jon Jones - 2008, UFC 87: Filling in as a short-notice replacement at UFC 87 was when the world first experienced Jon Jones in the Octagon. He’s been an indomitable presence ever since.

• Leon Edwards - 2015, UFC Fight Night 64: After stumbling in his UFC debut, Leon Edwards needed a rebound in a big way – which he did in eight seconds at UFC Fight Night 64 in 2015.

• Connor McGregor - 2013, UFC on Fuel 9: In his UFC debut in 2013, it would take just over a minute for Conor McGregor (“Notorious”) to score the knockout and light the world on fire.

• Sean O’Malley - 2017, Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS): Sean O’Malley (“Suga”) was lean, mean and still pretty green when he put on a show for Dana White’s Contender Series.

• Alex Pereira - 2017: In 2017, Alex Pereira (“Poatan”) won the title he’d go on to defend five times before making his way to the Octagon.

• Alexander Volkanovski - 2011: Alexander Volkanovski’s strength, speed, and smarts brought his team a Premiership Grand Final victory in 2011, the first of many titles for “The Great.”

• Valentina Shevchenko - 2014: In 2014, a devastating kickboxing K.O. victory would presage Valentina Shevchenko’s (“Bullet”) Octagon debut.

• Israel Adesanya - 2017: In 2017, Israel Adesanya’s electric performance against an experienced veteran would bring him to 10-0 and set him on his path to the world’s biggest stage.

In addition to the Season 1 launch of Alter Egos, UFC 5 is also kicking-off Fight Week in celebration of the highly-anticipated UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden on November 11. Fans can now authentically experience UFC like never before through Fight Week Contracts, Challenges, PPV Fantasy Pick’em and more. Fight Week amplifies the fan experience, uniquely keeping fans connected to real-time UFC events, including:

• Fight Week Contracts: Face a CPU opponent under preset gameplay settings to earn and win money. Contracts expire after 7 days and increase in difficulty over the course of the week; accumulate wins, losses and finishes within the Contracts tab, and maintain contract streams via Weekly Engagement.

• First-Time User Experience: A connected first-time user experience that ensures that the “boot up” tutorial fight is always the main event of the upcoming, or most recent, UFC Pay Per View.

• PPV Fantasy Pick’em: Make predictions for the main card of the PPV before the real-world event, and be automatically seeded into pools of 50-100 other players. Friend leaderboards will also be accessible.

• Fight Week Challenges: Five days before and after the PPV, 10 Fight Week challenges will be available for a limited time. Unlock rewards inspired by current UFC events, including Fighter Variants, Created Fighter vanity items, Player Profile customization assets and Fighter Emotes.