UFC 300 goes down in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 13, featuring a card that rivals any pay-per-view in UFC history. While the vast majority of the fighters appearing on UFC 300 are already included in EA Sports UFC 5, developer EA Vancouver is celebrating the milestone UFC event by announcing a big roster update. Not only that, but more fighters will join the roster in both May and June.
This first roster update arrives tomorrow, April 4, and adds several ranked and up-and-coming fighters. The additions, all of which are included free, feature the likes of surging prospects, mainstay contenders, and fan favorites. You can see the full list of free additions coming this week below.
UFC 300 (Early April) Roster Additions
Brendan Allen
Tracy Cortez
Movsar Evloev
Diego Lopes
Muhammad Mokaev
Geoff Neal
Umar Nurmagomedov
Marina Rodriguez
Serghei Spivac
Additionally, fans can look forward to the following additions later in April, May, and June:
UFC 301 (Late April) Roster Additions
Drew Dober
Steve Erceg
Nassourdine Imavov
Virna Jandiroba
Manel Kape
Matheus Nicolau
Michael “Venom” Page
Natália Silva
Marcin Tybura
UFC 302 (May) Roster Additions
Roman Dolidze
Anthony Hernandez
Benoît Saint-Denis
UFC 303 (June) Roster Additions
Mario Bautista
Caio Borralho
Randy Brown
Joaquin Buckley
Chris Curtis
Norma Dumont
Maria “Loopy” Godinez Gonzalez
Kayla Harrison
Pannie Kianzad
Jonathan Martinez
Michel Pereira
Alexandr Romanov
Tagir Ulanbekov
When EA Sports UFC 5 arrived last fall, one of the biggest critiques was that the latest edition was missing so many currently ranked fighters. Through post-launch updates like this one, EA Sports has largely addressed that criticism. According to EA Sports, by the end of June, the game with feature 98 percent parity with the current top 10 rankings across the various weight classes. For more on the highs and lows of EA Sports UFC 5, be sure to read our review right here. You can learn more about the newly announced roadmap here.
