
“We are exploring opportunities on Gen 5, but nothing to share right now,” said Nate McDonald, a producer on UFC 4 at developer EA Vancouver, referring to the next generation of consoles during a media briefing earlier this week.Īsked about playing the game on next-gen consoles via backward compatibility, Brian Hayes, the game’s creative director, said in a statement to Polygon that “presumably, fans will be able to play UFC 4 on their Gen 5 consoles,” as long as both the PS5 and Xbox Series X offer the feature. īefore you ask: No, there’s no word yet on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X versions of the game.
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The full Disney+ bundle costs $12.99 per month and includes Hulu and ESPN+. The pandemic has also upended UFC 251’s fight card itself: The main event will now pit UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman against rival Jorge Masvidal, who stepped in when Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 last week.įor the UFC fans out there, ESPN+ will be streaming the special series Fight Island on July 11, 15, 18, and 25. UFC chose Yas Island because the organization needed a venue outside the U.S., since some countries have travel restrictions in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Well, technically, it’ll take place Sunday morning, since it’s being held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - which UFC has rebranded “Fight Island.” (No, the organization didn’t go with John Oliver’s suggestion of “UF-Sea,” but that did lead to a fun back-and-forth between the Last Week Tonight host and White.)

UFC’s most elaborately conceived event yet, UFC 251, is set to begin hours from now on Saturday night. Mixed martial arts is one of the few sports that has continued despite COVID-19 concerns, with UFC president Dana White insisting on holding fights during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
