The rest of the game looks great, but the ground game worries me some. I just don't want a ground system where we lay on the mat punching for GA. That ain't how wrestling works. I do a little bjj and it is tiring if you don't know what you're doing.

After 3 years, I think it’s fair to say we expected a little better than this. They need to do another Fight Night game.

Anybody that's played any EA sports game that switched to Frostbite knows it's a downhill trajectory from here.

The striking looks exactly like UFC 4 🤦🏽‍♂️

Cuts look good but the movement and punches look meh

90% of the stuff they added and are marketing for next gen could have already been in UFC 4... Like you said it isn't anything groundbreaking

So UFC 5 is basically UFC 4 in a different engine with very minor gameplay tweaks? I was hoping they make a more immersive career mode but I got a feeling it's just going to be the same as before but in a new skin. God I fucking hate EA, what happened? They motto use to be 'Challenge Everything' and they was pumping out amazing games but now it feels like it's a corpse of it's former self using it's name to help feed nostalgia in order to make sales. Definitely not be in a hurry to buy UFC 5 and will wait till the games out and see what the actual game is like but I'm not expecting much improvement over UFC 4

What we reaaaaallyyy need is a new fight night

Honestly the striking literally looks the same ..everywhere else looks like an upgrade although we didnt see any clinch gameplay

Looks like UFC 4+

They should add a game mode where you can box only with fighters like Tyson etc..

Looks just like the last UFC

Its a good direction. Elbows, new cutting system, new career mode, new ground game, submission actions/reversals....its giving a variety. Now I hope that it has Angled strikes for the ground strikes. ITs a good direction, hell there is dr. stoppages.

My 2 things are: What is the online? Is it just everyone uses the same glitchy fighters in the same weight classes or will there be an actual progression system? Then, is the roster going to be much expanded and include a lot of up and coming fighters? Based on the fact the preorder reward is just 3 fighters it seems like not.

If only they could make a new boxing game this this much realism🙏🥊

No they only have the frostbite to offer. The graphics only look good during cut scenes. Anything that happens in the game but the actual fight. When they started to show in fight gameplay graphics looked shit

Does anyone know if the ragdoll physics from.ufc two are coming back a? Because personally, that is the main decision of whether or not I want to buy this. The UFC 2 ragdoll physics are just amazing and I really wanted to just come back.

I feel like the reason why people say this game looks like UfC 4 is the lighting I think. If you look at the new cinematic replays, the graphics are indeed very good. But the lighting in the octagon kind of suppresses the quality a bit. They need more reflection off the skin, especially off the sweat and blood I think. Hopefully they tweak it a bit before release.

It’s good, the new damage and grapple system and all but, I do hope that like he said we get a chance to defend in grapples but also standing, because as we all know UFC’s servers Are not good, I would be having 400-500 mbs wifi speed and it would still have delay, so if they don’t fix servers they just made Leg kick spammers even more annoying

idk why people hating I think its badass with the walkouts and ref and cut stoppages and the replays with sweat flying it looks immersive and fun ash

I’m 50/50 it Looks like 3 and 4 combined, which too an extent isn’t a bad thing I just hope the gameplay feels and plays better. And the game itself feels like a deserved sequel and not a mash of 2 games

Hopefully the game feels smoother it’s hard to tell watching

Does anyone know if you can get the deluxe version as a dlc if u choose to buy the disc version?

I wish you could go jogging and running in the game like a training camp wish had a mode like my park in 2k where you can go spar at different gyms around world with ufc fighters.

Correct me if I’m wrong but it looks like your punch doesn’t cancel if you get caught mid swing. @1:34 Dustin was throwing a overhand got caught by Conor but still connected the overhand. That’s a nice improvement I’m sure the stand up will be much smoother. Also I love the decision to make the game rated M so we can get more blood and now we got stoppages back yea im excited for ufc 5

Looks just like ufc 4. I call every ufc game Uppercut FC. You can be destroying someone and all they have to do is land a few uppercuts and possibly knock you out. I'm sure they haven't fixed it but I'll buy it just because I love the ufc

Can't wait to see your videos on this game

Dr Stoppages were in the Undisputed Era of games. We all knew frostbite looked good when Battlefield 3 dropped 10 years ago. I still feel like Ignite is the best engine for sports if they could make a hybrid engine that would be great

its all about feeling

Eyy Coach David Goggins is back

Nice, I haven't been interested lately since Ea picked up UFC but this looks pretty good

Goated vid as usual, I hope we just don't get the same knockdown animations as last year, maybe it's too much to ask, and I could be completely dumb asking for this. I wanna see a step towards more ot the organic drops in 2, without the extremity.

Is ot available for last gen?

I'm excited this a day one I can't wait to play it day one

I got the code for the closed beta yesterday. you can only play online at the moment, but the gameplay honestly felt great. the striking is definitely the most improved, looks and feels way more responsive. the ground game was alright didnt change too much, however i did notice that when you rock or get rocked and dropped and they jump into full guard they only have to hit you one time before the referee steps in. hoping that is nerfed for release other than that its alot better than UFC 4 and i was fuckin worried lol

I'm with you bro it's all about the game play with me!

So how would you defend a submission would it be like a defending a transition ?

They should’ve used the pro play tech like pretty much all the other sports games this year..

I wanna know what the offline create a fighter looks like. The preset uneditable stats was lame

Totally agree with you all about the gameplay!

Think I heard that they're changing the training mini games. Hope they're able to be simulated, like in EA MMA where you could simulate your best score. In EA UFC 4, I'd spend a half hour playing the mini games and be in the Octagon for three minutes!

Gona be the same fighting style model just with 300 skins... Like ufc 4

What they didn't change the career mode by much hopefully in the future they start it off what style you choose if kick boxing or Muay Thai you start off in them sports would be crazy cool

I hope are career fighter could go in fight in online fights. The only thing I want

I thought it was good mostly wanting it for a new career mode hope its as cinematic as ufc 3

Everyone goes oh it looks exactly like ufc4 striking. Yet everyrhing has been improved in the actual gameplay so nk its not the same regardless of what you see on the youtube video. All you are going by is an uploaded video on youtube for visuals but the actual gameplay is way different, head movement, footwork just everything. The flow is def way better also. They even upped the frames a bit per what movement you are doing head movement takes less stamina lunging does also.

I just Hope there isn’t any input delay

Why are they so against making carrer mode tuf I've been waiting for it since ufc undisputed 2009

Why did they get rid of rotation hip and slip movement in the left analog stick from UFC 2 i dont understand. Why would i want to flick my guys slip movement... damn i think this game is ufc 4 again guys gameplay looks same

Remember first thing it says gameplay not final

I’ll be impressed if it’s total punch control

Looks awsome

I love it wooo ufc 5 baby

They need a combo system it's all stop and go

Looks great. Just wish it would come to PC...

I don't mind the base stand up game but I do wish fighters actually felt different to use

Hopefully custom made characters can get different colour ufc shorts

Just Do it like the THQ‘s UFC Game & EveryOne will be happy

One problem with an mma game is that most of the fans are extreme casuals or diehard tryhard practitioners themselves. the diehards don’t understand that it’s a video game and can’t exactly mimic real life and the casuals want it to somehow look completely new and different with every new game. both are stupid. just hope for intuitive mechanics and a good attempt at the variety that real life has.

I just hope they improve imput lag and online play

Consoles should have been on 3080-3090 level and 12 core cpu just for games frrom the start. Launched at 700$.

I hope they do replace in the middle of the rounds

No preorder date at end of the trailer

Glad this game is done, hopefully the dev team moved on to work on Fight Night

Waiting for it to be on game pass I have 4 and 5 doesn’t get me excited at all

Im worried it will be flop bro

I wanna know more bout career we need weigh ins we need more cutscenes I would like choice to make going into a conference to be aggressive talking trash or humble and pushing and shoving when posing insults to your opponent I need double titles choice you make going into another weight class pre post fight interview like undisputed 2010 had the lil stuff

The shorts look way better

You took damage and leg kos in ufc 4. Also bring back a Pride mode

Some fighters locks the same stop😅

I canceled my pre order ima buy this shit on discount after a few patches. Im tired of EA.

Ill keep playing ufc 3 on ps4 or undisputed with pride on 360 … till they come up with a good one

This game looks good

Now if it was on Xbox one I'll probably play it but to know is only for the next current Jen's yeah I'm not getting a whole other gen for that😂

They finally got Fedor in the UFC...lol

RICKY!! I wrote a breakdown for the gameplay trailer! Would be dope if you read it brutha, and also lmk if you found anything else besides these things! It's a long read but I appreciate it to whomever reads it. The ideal thing to do to keep up with the timestamps would be to open up the trailer in a new tab since the stamps won't work for this specific video! Also I posted this on the Operation Sports forums as well, let's get started. UFC 5 Gameplay Trailer Breakdown Timestamps Below 👇🏼 0:02 GAMEPLAY NOT FINAL. REPRESENTS A GAME IN DEVELOPMENT. 0:07 Ferguson vs Chandler clip - Ragdoll Physics Based KO's follow momentum now similar to UFC 2. 0:08 Josh Emmett clip - New Finish The Fight positions? Notice he turns on his side. GNP looks impactful as well, punches have that oomph now. Slow the clip down to 0.25 speed and pay attention to when the strike hits the block. Huge difference from past UFC games. 0:11 Another Ragdoll KO. 0:21 Izzy is right outside the tunnel entrance, which shows much improved presentation! Also looks like he might have a signature entrance now. Pereira has his signature bow so maybe more fighters will have unique entrances now? 0:36 MUCH IMPROVED PRESENTATION. 0:46-0:52 More Ragdoll KO's. 0:53 The blood looks insane. 0:57-1:00 The bruising on Justin Gaethje looks incredible. Notice how the forehead swells up. Possible hematomas? 1:02 A lot of blood smears on the face. 1:04-1:07 Nunes vs Peña clip... yes, I know and I'm also pretty sure everyone knows, that the gameplay they showed was not the greatest thing ever. They should've showed it off with players that could've made the game more visually pleasing to watch, and perhaps showed off more of the new animations they added BUT.. it is what it is - Punches follow through on impact now. Some new animations as well. Like Jay MMA pointed out, it looks more immersive while fighting in the arena now. 1:08-1:10 Punches have FOLLOW THROUGH. Now I don't recall if UFC 4 had any follow through at all in regards to punching, but this just looks good. Also lots of sweat, blood and spit? Attention to detail is pretty damn good. 1:11 Vera vs Munhoz clip - The first hook thrown has noticeable follow through. 1:14 Chito's jab also has noticable follow through. It doesn't stop short like in UFC 4. 1:15 New hook animation. 1:16 Power hook? Or just a different animation? 1:23 Poirier vs McGregor clip - Martial Mind actually pointed this one out. McGregor looks like he is going for a kick of his own but gets caught first. 1:27 Poirier's new model looks clean, and the lead body hook looks different. 1:28-1:33 Strikes look much more physics based! 1:37-1:38 Covington vs Edwards clip - This is a big one that I haven't heard anyone talk about. The elbow that Covington lands looks like it's thrown from full guard. Not postured up full guard, but full guard closed full guard. I'm getting UD3 vibes from this one. Considering they've said GNP is seamless now along with submissions. This looks great and I honestly have no idea why nobody's talking about it. Moving on. 1:39-1:48 The doctor checks look amazing. 1:50-1:55 Jones vs Miocic clip - The blood on the mat looks great, and most punches thrown have follow through as well. 1:57-2:01 Doctor stoppages look beautiful. Very good camera angles which add to the immersion. 2:02-2:22 Oliveira vs Makhachev clip - Honestly... I was completely blown away by this clip. I'm still trying to figure out how the new grappling is going to work. Seems like it's all about timing now, and beating your opponent's counters. For this clip and all the gameplay clips really, you need to watch them in slow mo to really find out what's going on. Grappling animations look gorgeous even in slow mo. Also noticed there's a submission bar now, wondering if the person going for the sub has to keep transitioning to a sub attempt to complete the sub? Or is it more about making the right decision at the right time? I'm still trying to wrap my head around it but this looks amazing. Also when Oliveira goes for the kimura in the last part of the clip, the grappling HUD shows "Knee On Belly." So GNP really is seamless from the looks of it. 2:23-2:28 Ferguson vs Burns clip - Idk if this is the same model for Gilbert or an Alter Ego perhaps? We shall find out. Regardless hope they keep fighters up to date. So when Burns counters Ferguson with his own submission, I noticed the grappling HUD blink as if the Burns player reversed Ferguson. So could this mean there are submission reversals? Also Burns has a Back Sitting transition from the Armbar, which is very interesting. One last thing for this clip, which Romero XVII pointed out, is that Ferguson doesn't tap, he wants to tap but doesn't. Also if you pay attention to Ferguson's submission bar it's not all the way depleted unlike the Diakese clip where he tapped right away... very interesting... and Ferguson's face is very red when getting subbed, really good attention to detail. 2:33-2:50 More Physics Based Ragdoll KO's and they look amazing. New Weili model and new Gaethje model? 2:51-2:53 GNP has physics with ref interactions, and fighters can keep punching until the ref comes in. Idk why no one is talking about this. 2:53-2:54 Dillashaw vs Cejudo clip - That's a new camera angle for Finish The Fight. UFC 4 had the camera close up above the fighters, this camera angle looks more like a broadcast presentation and kind of reminds me of UFC 3. Which is a great thing imo! 2:54-2:56 Confirmation of punches having physics upon ref interactions. That's pretty much all I could find, but I'm pretty sure there's more. The last part of the video shows some more beautiful Ragdoll KO's. Honestly I'm still excited af for this game, I wish the standup was a bit different in regards of movement, as in more foot planting and less sliding, but maybe that can get updated upon release or through updates? Well that's all I could find guys, this took a bit to type out so if you read till the end I truly appreciate you for taking the time to read and y'all the GOATS fr. Thank you! Oh and Brandon Moreno's new model looks clean af. 👌

Glad they have elbows on the ground again

THEY FUCKIN ADDED FEDOR!!!!! TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

We want a defjam rebuild also

Im worried this is just the typical EA style over substance game. A UFC 4 update rather than a new game. Graphics, facial annimations, alot of surface changes, when as you said once or twice lol, its all about the gameplay. I dont think the ground game can ever be replicated properly in a computer game, and will always be the weakest part of the game. And EA adding more and more annimations is jist going to make the game slower. Id rather have unique annimations for each fighter. Ill be getting it for sure, desperado for a new fighting game and Undisputed looks to be miles away still.

UFC 2 will still be the best for me even tho it’s aged alot

Spanis plis . 😂 good

This could be for ps4 also why is this only next gen

I want a career mode of just striking. Grappling just doesn’t translate well.

Look like ufc 4 update :D

Its looks exactly like ufc 4

UFC 4.5 ladies and gentlemen. Can barely call it a reskin because most models are from UFC 4. LOL.

This looks like an update rather than a new game

Yes all we need is better gameplay

Is it coming to the PS5

Why are Ali's arms so short?

But It is Ufc 4 with add Elbow????

Is this gonna be playable for PC?

But can they bring authentic damage to battlefield, now that’d be insane. Honestly looks like ufc 4 with some huge improvements, idk what else to be upset about. For the most part ufc 4 was received well

I'm impressed

I want Fight Night

EA needs to steal “ProPlay” from 2K that way can just copy fighters styles and animations directly from film

If i cant choose my shorts im not buying it

When this come out?

Wow great review I agreed with everything you said.. I wish they would bring back fight night..its been sooooo loooong.Pause