UFC 5 Update 1.027 Adds Joshua Van, Various Changes
Electronic Arts (EA) has another free fighter dropping for UFC 5 today, and players will see it added once patch 1.027 has been downloaded and installed.
This adds Flyweight Joshua Van, as well as new Alter Egos arriving on September 30.
There are also bug fixes and even a gameplay adjustment for specific submissions.
UFC 5 New Update on Sept. 25 Adds a New Fighter and Adjustments
General
- New fighters
- Joshua Van
- Additional Alter Egos coming September 30th
- New assorted vanity rewards added
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where player stamina would not drain when performing Full Mount Armbar and Triangle submissions
Bugs
- Updated some outdated audio during certain fighter walkout announcements
- Fixed some incorrect button callouts in the Moves screen
- Fixed some errors causing weight class selection to operate inconsistently in certain situations
- Fixed some rare crashes
Expect another patch housing new roster additions in the coming months. Given how the developers release these fighters, the next on should be in October or in November at the latest.
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