Following last week’s update that brought in new fighters, EA has pushed out UFC 5 update 1.007.001 today, and this is to coincide with UFC 300 happening this weekend.
EA UFC 5 Update 1.007.001 for Today (April 11):
While no official changelog has been shared, EA has revealed that more in-game content is headed to players, which we’re assuming is part of today’s title update. For starters, there are now custom UFC 300 shorts for fighters available:
Custom #UFC300 shorts are here #UFC5 🔥 👏
Which design is your favorite⁉️ pic.twitter.com/8pHjS8PCeV
— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) April 11, 2024
In addition to that, here’s what’s been revealed by EA earlier this week at what’s incoming:
Arriving in UFC 5 is the all-new Alter Ego UFC Champions II series, new Pick Em’s, Alter Ego fighters, and Fight Week challenges to get you closer to the action.
As part of the fight week, we are bringing one of the greatest fighters of all time to you for free. Mike Tyson will be available as a free download during UFC 300 weekend, from April 10 – April 15, at Sony and Microsoft stores.
Celebrating Greatness with Three All-New Alter Egos
On April 13 in Las Vegas, UFC 300 arrives with two gigantic title fights and a battle for the BMF belt! To celebrate we’ve reached back into the history of the UFC and are introducing three all-new Alter Egos that hero former UFC Champions.
- Robert Whittaker (MW) from UFC 225:
- After a close and contentious battle for the interim UFC Middleweight Championship between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker, the pair would throw down once more with Whittaker taking the split decision, shutting down the thoughts of a trilogy and proving once again that you should fear The Reaper.
- Max Holloway (FW) from UFC 231:
- Max “Blessed” Holloway battered Brian Ortega from bell to bell throughout four rounds only pausing to show T-City some boxing techniques mid-fight and then getting a doctor’s stoppage to extend his win streak to thirteen.
- Chris Weidman (MW) from UFC 187:
- From dethroning and defending against divisional GOAT Anderson Silva, solving the dangerous riddle of Lyoto Machida, and culminating with a first-round finish of the always dangerous Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort at UFC 187 — “The All-American” has worked for every title he has had wrapped around his waist in the Octagon.
If there are any gameplay changes in this patch that’s revealed by the devs, we’ll be sure to update the article.
In addition to the newly added fighters and today’s patch, EA has also revealed that players can expect 30 new fighters in the game from this month through June!