EA’s UFC series has done alright for itself over the years, pioneering the digital pugilism of the Ultimate Fighting Championship across multiple games. It’s nowhere near as good as wrasslin’ mind you, due to it having a distinct lack of Five-Star shooting presses, story angles about undead wild west morticians looking to keep their winning streak alive at an annual showdown and a complete disregard for abandoning the rules so that people can see three stages of hell Armageddon matches. Nice gloves, wimp.

Arenas are empty, fighters have nothing to connect their fists to and armchair critics are dying for new content that they can rip apart and tell you exactly how a fight should go according to them if they were younger, fitter and could shrug off multiple blows to the face. What’s a fight promoter to do? Hold a tournament away from the more populated sections on the planet and on a private island instead.

In the immortal words of MMA ring announcer Bruce Buffer, IIIIIIIIIIT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!... to find out whether third time's the charm for EA's crack at capturing the violent splendour of the UFC.

This year, the bell tolls again in EA Sports UFC 3. According to Electronic Arts, the latest chapter will be out on February 2 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Ladies and gentlemen, in the blue corner we have an undefeated champ! A boxer with more KOs than common sense, Floyd…MAYWEATHER! In the red corner, we have the MMA superstar, an equally impressive Irish spectacle known across the globe as Conor “tiny nipples” McGregor! So for the millions watching at home and for the thousands in attendance…LET’S GET READY TO BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLE THIS MATCH!

Thanks to a contractual loophole as a part-time performer, Brock Lesnar is still working for the WWE despite failing a recent drugs test.

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Considered one of the greatest boxers to ever set foot inside a ring, Mike Tyson was never seen in a UFC octagon however. Not that that wouldn't have been interesting.