Randy Couture joins EA Sports MMA roster
UFC president Dana White’s threats have apparently been ignored by Randy Couture, former five-time UFC champion. EA announced this morning that Couture will be a playable character in EA Sports MMA, alongside Fedor Emelianenko. Couture, who has had his fair share of trouble with the UFC and Dana White in recent years, will serve as a headliner and spokesperson for the game, alongside. Emelianenko.
On a related note, Couture is scheduled to fight at the end of this month against former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. This is not Couture’s first foray into the world of video games – he was featured in EA’s Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 as Commander Warren Fuller.
Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron, another high-profile fighter, will also join the EA SPORTS MMA roster. Hieron currently holds a 17-4, fights out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and was the last Welterweight Champion of the International Fight League. He will be taking on Jesse Taylor in tonight’s STRIKEFORCE fight on in San Jose, California. EA SPORTS is sponsoring three fighters in the STRIKEFORCE event, including Jay Hieron, Gegard Mousasi, and Renato Sobral.
