Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

[Haz____]

Top 5 NEW Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

So let's just assume we get a nicely updated roster, just for discussion here. Assuming we do get that full roster, with some nice prospects, etc, what 5 new fighters are you most looking forward to using when EA UFC 4 finally drops?






This would be my list of fighters I can't wait to play as-

1) Thiago Santos
I really hope he is playable at MW & LHW. He has a bunch of absolutely brutal highlight reel KOs at MW, so it would be fun to be able to play with him at both weights. But yeah, I've been asking for Santos for forrrrever, so now that there is no way he isn't gonna be in the game, I'm really looking forward to it.

2) Shane Burgos
This dude is tall, and long in the division, has crazy slick boxing, and solid grappling. He's well rounded, and has a cool, slick fighting style. He is going to be super fun to use.

3) Aleksandar Rakic / Dominick Reyes
Looking forward to both of these guys for the same reason really. Both are tall, long, technical strikers, with big power. Fighters like this just really fit my playstyle, trying to be that technical outfighter/ counter fighter is so fun for me.

4) Edmen Shahbazyan
Man, i'm on this hype train for sure. This guy just looks like a monster. Super technical striking. Gonna be very fun to use if he makes it into the game.

5) Ryan Hall
Hall with the crazy karate style kicks and wild, unorthodox outside fighting, and then all the Imanari Rolls and leg locks. Come on now. Hall is going to be a serious gem. Can not wait!



Honorable Mentions-
Deiveson Figueiredo
Khalil Rountree Jr.
Ciryl Gane
Jared Cannonier






Also as a side;
Fighters who are currently in UFC 3 but I can't wait to use in UFC 4 anyway-
Charles Oliviera
Gilbert Burns

Both of these guys have been on a tear and should have improved stats and moves in the new game and I can't wait.

[Raggo packer]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Awesome list, I’d just have to add Johnny Walker in there somewhere too!


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[Gion]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Awesome list, I’d just have to add Johnny Walker in there somewhere too!


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If they dont make Johnny Walker's chin weak because of that one loss to Corey I'm sure hes going to be a fan favorite of LHW

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[Raggo packer]

Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

I'm they dont make Johnny Walker's chin weak because of that one loss to Corey I'm sure hes going to be a fan favorite of LHW

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I hope not, I don’t imagine they’d make him bad! He’s beat some decent guys too, Rountree, Cirkunov, exciting guy to watch for sure. I’m sure he’d be a fun pick...I’m itching for some info on UFC 4!


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[TheJamesKraus]

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1) Vicente Luque
He's a great counter striker and that fits perfectly into my style. I like the simultaneous counter which he is very very good at, even caught WB a few times.

2) Cory Sandhagen
Really fun fighter at Bantamweight, he's so fluid in everything and mixes it all up so well.. he has a big fight coming up against Frankie Edgar and I give him a great chance of winning. I would love to be able to emulate him in game.

3) Muslim Salikhov
King of Kung Fu is a devastating Wushu Sanda fighter who's on a tear recently, definitely someone to look out for. I'm not sure he'll be added to the game straight away but if he gets a few more wins he could be patched in, and what a fighter he would be to use.. another one who fits into my style perfectly.

4) Ben Askren
He would be one of the most unique fighters in the game if done right, and if the grappling is overhauled I would say hes a must to be in. It would put the new system to the test trying to win with a fighter as one dimensional as Ben Askren, a challenge I relish

5) Calvin Kattar
I think Kattar has some of the best hands in MMA and he actually stopped Burgos :wink: he recently had a close fight with Zabit.. I hate to say it but it there were 2 more rounds The only downside to Kattar is he isnt very good at checking kicks as seen in his fight against Moicano, but if I was controlling him that would be a completely different story. He would be a welcomed addition to Featherweight, someone who can match Holloway's hands.

Honestly I could go on all day.. but I will wait until the roster reveal :wink:

Honorable Mentions:
Petr Yan
Song Yadong
Gregor Gillespie
Geoff Neal
Weili Zhang

[aholbert32]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

If they dont make Johnny Walker's chin weak because of that one loss to Corey I'm sure hes going to be a fan favorite of LHW

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Thats not how it would work. With that said, he's going to be a tough one to rate. If you take away the DWCS fight, there is maybe 2 rounds of tape on the guy.

[Gion]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Thats not how it would work. With that said, he's going to be a tough one to rate. If you take away the DWCS fight, there is maybe 2 rounds of tape on the guy.

I mean some guys have been given a criminally underrated stat because 1 or 2 bad performances in the past, Gunnar Nelson's ABYSMAL chin comes to mind
Good point on walker, I'd say his stamina stat makes or breaks him in ranked matches

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[Gion]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

I dont know why anybody hasn't mentioned Li Jingliang yet, I can imagine some pretty sick firefights with the likes of Masvidal Till and Ponzy

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[aholbert32]

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I mean some guys have been given a criminally underrated stat because 1 or 2 bad performances in the past, Gunnar Nelson's ABYSMAL chin comes to mind
Good point on walker, I'd say his stamina stat makes or breaks him in ranked matches

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To be honest, I think Gunnar's chin was either a mistake (happens when you are setting thousands of individual stats) or a case of stat balancing gone wrong.

That will likely be corrected in 4.

Walker is just gonna be tough. The good news is he has a fight coming up soon against Krylov so hopefully we can see him fight for 2-3 rounds.

[Haz____]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

I dont know why anybody hasn't mentioned Li Jingliang yet, I can imagine some pretty sick firefights with the likes of Masvidal Till and Ponzy

Dude, I'm a huge fan of The Leech! There really are so many good and exciting fighters to add in the game right now.

I made a pretty nice Jingliang CAF on UFC 2, but never made for 3... I might actually go do that!

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Song Yadong
Maycee Barber
Ramazan Emeev (Doubt he makes the roster, but he has a super slick style. I'd love to see him in the game)
Irene Aldana
Jared Cannonier

[tomitomitomi]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

To be honest, I think Gunnar's chin was either a mistake (happens when you are setting thousands of individual stats) or a case of stat balancing gone wrong.

That will likely be corrected in 4..

Why couldn't it be done in one of the dozens of fighter updates we had in UFC 3? Making mistakes is fine but EA definitely had the ability to fix it.

[1212headkick]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Why put in place a system to update ratings and not use it half of the games life cycle. Redundant and makes no sense

[mr420_qq]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

Jack Hermansson

Petr Yan

Prime Hendo

Li jingliang

Korean zombie

[mitchellCFC96]

Re: Top 5 New Fighters you're most looking forward to using in UFC 4

My top 5 for ufc 4 (new fighters)

1. Cory Sandhagen
2. Tatiana Suarez
3. Alexander Volkanovski
4. Zhang Weili
5. Thiago Santos

Top 5 already excisting fighters in UFC 3:
1. Jorge Masvidal
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov (only if the grappling is improved)
3. Israel Adesanya
4. Jon Jones
5. Conor Mcgregor