Five-time UFC champion signs exclusive deal with publisher; president Peter Moore says MMA game will alternate annually with Fight Night series. SAN JOSE–If a fighting game is only as good as its roster of competitors, EA’s upcoming mixed martial arts game, EA Sports MMA, just got a bit stronger. Today, EA Sports president Peter Moore today confirmed what many fight fans had suspected for a while now: that MMA legend and five-time UFC champion Randy Couture would be in the game as a playable fighter. Accompanied by Couture, Moore made the announcement at a press conference in San Jose, hours before a Strike Force promotion being held Saturday night at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. Couture is the latest high-profile addition to the EA Sports MMA roster. Late last month, the publisher announced that well-regarded Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko–thought by some fight fans to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world–had been signed to the game as well. In addition, the co…[...]

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PlayStation 3 | Couture coming to EA Sports MMA