With the official launch of UFC 5 just a few days away, the excitement for the upcoming title is skyrocketing. The game which is the first ever game to be launched on EA’s Frostbite Engine, features the all-new Real Impact System. Thus this title promises a realistic MMA experience like never before.
The game will hit the shelves on October 27, 2023. The developer has also launched two pre-order editions of the game for the players. These is the deluxe edition for $99.99, and the standard edition for $69.99, with different sets of bonuses included in both. Notably, players buying the premium edition will also get early access to the game starting October 24, 2023.
The developer EA seems to be on its toes and is making sure to keep the hype alive. They recently released a list of the top UFC 5 Fighter Ratings on a scale of 5. Likewise, they also shared individual stats of the top players on the list on their social media channels.
They shared the stats along with a picture of the game version of the player for all of the top rankers. However, one of them particularly caught the eyes of the fans. Not only that, it invited a lot of flak and sarcasm from users for the same.
The image in contention was that of MMA fighter Conor McGregor. The caption read “Larger than life” followed by the Irish flag emoji. The image included Conor McGregor’s name along with his moniker “The Notorious,” along with a 4.5-star rating. His other stats included 99 in accuracy, 98 in punch speed, and 97 in footwork.
Larger than life 🇮🇪 @TheNotoriousMMA in #UFC5 pic.twitter.com/QG1xdN4XMb
— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) October 16, 2023
But it wasn’t the stats that caught everyone’s attention. It was the image McGregor’s game version that fans found to be erroneous and thus did not stop from making fun of it.
Fans react to Conor McGregor from UFC 5
Users immediately noticed that UFC 5’s McGregor looked nowhere close to the real McGregor, and pointed it out. One user by the name ‘0xjoe’ shared a zoomed-in cropped image of McGregor from EA’s creative and wrote, “That ain’t Conor 😂”
Another user ‘VonWeeden’ wrote, “Who is that supposed to be? Because it’s DEFINITELY not Conor McGregor…”
Who is that supposed to be? Because it’s DEFINITELY not Conor McGregor…
— VonWeeden🛑 (@Von_Weeden) October 17, 2023
Other users went on to share what the image actually looked like. While one user wrote, “That is clearly Nic Dalby,” another user shared a GIF of the character Bjorn Lothbrok from the popular show Vikings and wrote, “Looks more like Bjorn lothbrok from the show vikings” (sic)
Looks more like Bjorn lothbrok from the show vikings pic.twitter.com/0DwVXvEdrN
— Mjpf (@Mjpf86) October 17, 2023
While EA is marketing UFC 5 as “the most realistic MMA experience fans can have outside of the Octagon,” thanks to its all-new Real Impact System, blunders or glitches like these, especially in the appearance of the fighters are expected to be heavily criticized by the fans. Besides, EA stands a chance of losing credibility and trustworthiness in such instances.