EA Vancouver has released a new update for its popular mixed martial arts fighting game, EA Sports UFC 5, adding two new fighters to the game’s constantly expanding roster of athletes. Alongside new fighters and alter egos, the latest update for EA Sports UFC 5, which brings the game to version 1.15, also makes a handful of gameplay improvements to striking and a few minor bug fixes.When EA Sports UFC 5 first launched back in 2023, it received generally positive reviews from critics, but a mixed reception from players. While the title is often labelled as the best MMA gaming experience to date, fans took issue with the game’s lackluster roster of fighters and repetitive career mode. In response to the backlash, EA Vancouver promised the community it would continue to update the game with new fighters on a regular basis. Now, one year one, EA Sports UFC 5 continues to add new fighters and has reached 98% parity with the current top ten UFC athlete rankings. 0:54 Related New Fight Night Game Receives Promising Update From Insider Following the launch of Undisputed, an industry insider shares a promising update on a potential new Fight Night game from EA Sports.13 While rumors have began circulating that the studio has now started production on EA Sports UFC 6, the content updates for the series’ current installment don’t appear to be slowing down. On October 17, EA Vancouver released a brand-new patch for EA Sports UFC 5, adding two new fighters, a handful of fresh alter egos, and some new gameplay updates. While fans will be eager to jump into patch 1.15, EA did also confirm that it would come with some short server downtime. According to the official patch notes, which can be found down below, EA Sports UFC 5 will be offline between 9:30 AM PT and 10 AM PT. Players will then need to download and install the latest update to jump back in to the game’s online modes. Close As always, the latest EA Sports UFC 5 update comes with some new alter egos. After winning the community vote, ex-UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will be receiving a new alter ego from UFC 226 back in 2018, alongside a new ‘best of Salt Lake City series’ featuring Leon Edwards rom UFC 278 and Justin Gaethje from UFC 291. Also debuting on October 17 is the ‘best of Riyadh Season Noche UFC’ featuinrg Diego Lopes and Merab Dvalishvili, and Israel Adesanya’s alter ego from UFC 243 as part of the ‘Prime IV series’. More alter egos will also be released on October 22, including Rampage Jackson from UFC 75, Conor McGregor from UFC 205, and more.In terms of new gameplay updates, EA Sports UFC 5 players will need to manage their distance more effectively as jabbing somebody from close range will now only barely reduce the damage of incoming strikes as EA says it has “reduced the muffling effect of strikes that land from a bad range.” There’s also a handful of fixes to leg kicks, stand-up striking, and more. EA Sports UFC 5 Patch Notes for October 17 Update Best of Riyadh Season Noche UFC Alter Egos will feature Diego Lopes, Valentina Shevchenko, and Merab Dvalishvili in their custom Riyadh Season Noche Fight Kits. Diego and Merab will be available on October 17, with Valentina’s Alter Ego being added on October 22, 2024.Here are all the details for Patch 1.15 going live at 10 am PT:Patch Launch Date/Time and Launch Downtime October 17, 2024, at 10 am PT / Estimated Launch Downtime: 30 minutes* *Please note that online servers will be down at 9:30 am PT and you will have to download the patch at 10:00 am PT before you can continue playing UFC 5 online.New Alter Egos Available October 17, 2024Community Vote Series – Daniel Cormier (UFC 226|2018) Best of Salt Lake City Series – Leon Edwards (UFC 278|2022) and Justin Gaethje (UFC 291|2023) Best of Riyadh Season Noche UFC – Diego Lopes and Merab Dvalishvili (Riyadh Season Noche UFC|2024) Prime IV Series – Israel Adesanya (Prime IV|UFC 243) Available October 22, 2024Community Vote Series – Charles Oliveira (UFC 262|2021), Rampage Jackson (UFC 75|2007) and Conor McGregor (UFC 205|2016) Best of Riyadh Season Noche UFC – Valentina Shevchenko (Riyadh Season Noche UFC|2024) UFC 308 Fight Week Challenges These will be added on October 22, 2024, at 10 am PT. New Fighters Shara Magomedov Matt Frevola Gameplay Updates Reduced the muffling effect of strikes that land from a bad range – jabbing someone from close range will now only barely reduce the damage of incoming strikes, for instance. Fixed an issue that made lead leg kicks too slow when used in combos after punches. Fixed an issue that caused all fighters to have access to the Low Single Leg takedown, instead of only the ones with a high enough level in Wrestling Takedowns. Fixed a rare bad state that prevented fighters from striking in the stand-up. Fixed a rare bad state that resulted in players getting stuck between rounds. Misc. Additions and Updates New assorted vanity rewards added.