Fighter Section Updated

Over on the official website, the fighter section has been updated with several new fighters. There isn't anybody we don't know about but still worth a minute or two of your time.

Check it out here

The updated fighters are:

Michael Bisping
Wanderlei Silva
Brock Lesnar
Kenny Florian
Joe Stevenson
Frank Mir
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

UFC 2009 Q&A

Console Fighter managed to secure a Q+A session with John Edwards, Senior Creative Manager at THQ about Undisputed. There isn't a whole lot of new information but that's to be expected with THQ having deals in place with major gaming sites like IGN and probably the print press as well for the reveal of exclusive game features or fighters.


It's still a good read and clears up some things people may have been wondering about.

You can read the Q+A in full here.


Sadly it doesn't look like full entrances will be included, so there goes my dreams of entering the Octagon to Credence Clearwater Revival. And no groin shots either, I bet we were all hoping to give our mates a cheeky knee in the crown jewels!

Response to 'hidden names'

After initially using a background full of fighter names when the official site was relaunched, the image was quickly changed when viewers started picking up on the names and speculating if those fighters would be in the UFC Undisputed.
An official response has been posted on the community section and reads as follows

Hi all,

We’ve noticed a lot of buzz about the “hidden names” present in our website background and the first fighter card for Georges St-Pierre. We love the enthusiasm / speculation, but we also want to clear up a couple of points.

The names were intended to add some graphical “texture” to the website, and have no connection to the roster for UFC 2009 Undisputed. To avoid any confusion, we’ve changed the background on the website and on the GSP “fighter card” to remove this texture.

We know that everyone is excited to hear the full list of fighters, and we’ll be releasing more details on the roster very soon. Be sure to check back for the latest, up-to-date info.

-The UFC Undisputed Team

Seems a bit bizarre they'd use a bunch of names to add 'texture', and using gatekeepers like Nate Quarry, Keith Jardine and Chris Leben seems strange as well.
I'd still wager the names mentioned will feature in the game

Dana talks UFC Undisputed

In an interview with IGN, Dana's asked about all things UFC, including the upcoming game. Here are extracts from the interview where he talks about the game.

IGN: That's actually the next thing I wanted to talk with you about. It seems like you guys are really doing everything that you possibly can to make sure that this UFC 2009 Undisputed videogame is the best product possible. What can you tell me about me about UFC's commitment to that product?

White: Not just us, but THQ. Let me tell you, I've been involved in a ***** videogame deal, okay. When we bought the company we were married to this deal that we had and we came out with a horrendous game. And, obviously, the success of the UFC and how much we've grown and how big this thing has gotten, that's what it took for us to be able to get another videogame deal – we're not going to blow it again - we wanted to hook up with the right partner.

When all the videogame companies started coming in and talking to us about doing it, when we met with THQ all the guys who were the designers and the marketing guys all started taking jiu-jitsu and muay-thai and literally learning about the UFC – not just about the company and the brand, but about the technique and everything else. That's when we knew that we had the right partners, and we were one-million-percent right. These guys have really gone above and beyond the call of duty to make sure that when we do interviews like this I can literally say, and be 100-percent confident, that this is going to be the best fighting game you've ever seen. No bull****. No, 'hey let's try to sell a bunch'. The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time. THQ is going to be around for a long time. We've really put a lot into this and worked together as partners to make this the best fighting game ever made.

IGN: We've had a fun time speculating over the last few months over what kind of card you're going to put on this spring to really highlight this game being released. What do you guys have planned?

White: The hard part is that everybody asks us about that. People keep saying, 'This game is coming out in spring, what are you going to do? UFC 100 is coming up in July, what do you think you guys going to do?' The reality is we always try to put on great cards and do the best we can. I want to do something cool and crazy for the launch of the game, and we're in talks with THQ to figure out what we can do to really make something fun for the fans.

On my video blog from when we were in England, I kicked the **** out of Michael Bisping in the game, just so you know… just for the record – twice. All the fans online are just like, 'I can't wait for this game to come out.' People are so excited for it. I want to do something cool for the launch, but I don't know what yet.

IGN: Getting back to you and Bisping playing the game…

White: I kicked his ass… Twice…

IGN: What was your favorite element of the game?

White: Here's what I think is so amazing about the game: There are so many things you can do, the grappling is amazing. I've seen kids play games. My kids are 6 and 7 and they can play videogames that I can't play. If it isn't ******* Pac-Man, I can't play it. There are so many different moves and so many things you can do on the ground, that, for kids who love to play videogames, this will be an amazing game for them. There are so many different things that you can do, just like mixed martial arts. You get a boxing game and you can only throw a few punches and that's it – there are so many different ways to win in this game.

But, for somebody that's a novice and isn't a big videogame guy like me, I can pick up the joystick and still enjoy playing it and have fun just pushing buttons. So, I think this is a game that's good for everybody – both for hardcore gamers and for guys that just want to pick it up at a party and play sometimes.

IGN: How do you think that this game is going to impact the popularity of UFC, and what do you think it's going to do to educate fans about the intricacies of the sport?

White: I think it's going to be incredible. The thing that we did with this game, when we talked to THQ, we all agreed that this game should be real. It's going to be exactly like the UFC and I think what this is going to do is it's going to educate a lot of people about the ground fighting. Really, the way to learn jiu-jitsu is to do it. If you do jiu-jitsu you get it and you learn it. With the game, people are going to be able to do it without actually doing it and they're going to learn a lot. I think it's going to be great. And, I think it's going to introduce people to all the different fighters.


IGN: Can you tell me, is the roster going to be all guys who are currently fighting? Or, are we going to see some of the guys from UFC's past making an appearance in this game?

White: I think we're going to talk about doing that in the future. When you put this thing together it's so much work, and a lot of the detail in this game was put into making this thing real and making the fighting moves as real and as good as possible – for example, the grappling. Think about how far videogames have come, that you can actually grapple now. You've seen the game; when they grab the arm it doesn't look weird like the two arms are going through each other, you know? It doesn't look like they go through each other. It looks pretty damn real. A lot of the focus was put into building this game and making it right, and now we're going to go out there and change it up and do some fun things in the future games.

You can read the interview in full on the IGN website

GSP vs BJ Vid and Pics

In the build up to tonight's superfight between these two fighters, THQ have released a new video of the fighters in action along with several screen shots.

You can view the video on the official website and the images can be found in the IGN image gallery







May just be my eyes, but on the first image it looks like BJ's left arm is coming though GSP's shoulder... First bit of clipping I can remember seeing in these preview shots but as long as it isn't common it shouldn't be too bad.

Regarding the video, that's probably been my favourite one so far. The striking game looks improved, and the ground game looks solid as before. But the best part for me was seeing the cameramen on the outside of the ring moving around trying to get a good camera angle. I was expecting them to stand still on their little boxes and purely be there for decoration but it's a nice touch to have them moving around like in real life.

Roster Update

The updated official sites background has given us a little teaser of fighters who (surely?) will be featured in the game, with some surprise names in there.

Here's a list of all the names I've found so far

Renato 'Babalu' Sobral
Nate Quarry
Chuck Liddell
Evan Tanner
Andre Arlovski
Randy Couture
Ken Shamrock
Chris Leben
Michael Bisping
Matt Hughes
Tim Sylvia
Royce Gracie
Keith Jardine
Tito Ortiz

Along with the already 'confirmed' fighters

Rashad Evans
Frank Mir
BJ Penn
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Quinton Rampage Jackson
Rich Franklin

So, is Ortiz is actually in the game? Along with Sylvia and Arlovski?
Great if they all are.

Official Site Updated

The official UFC Undisputed website has been updated and looks completely different to the old design.

You can check the site out here.

Some new screenshots and roster guides have been added to the site, along with a community section which you can access here. Hopefully it'll be updated with new screenshots and new fighter announcements regularly.

New Mir vs Nog images

IGN have updated their image gallery with several new images of Mir and Nog, along with the usual submission shots you also see Nog eating a right hand!












Looks good, apart from the oversized shorts of course.

GSP officially confirmed + roster update

Yes, there's a video of him in action just below this post but IGN have posted up an article exclusively revealing GSP as a playable character


You can read the article in full on the IGN website.

At the bottom of the article is a list of 'confirmed' fighters in Undisputed

Brock Lesnar (Heavyweight Champion)
Frank Mir (Interim Heavyweight Champion)
Antonio Nogueira

Rashad Evans (Light Heavyweight Champion)
Forrest Griffin
Rampage Jackson
Chuck Liddell
Wanderlei Silva
Rich Franklin

Anderson Silva (Middleweight Champion)
Michael Bisping
Dan Henderson

Georges St. Pierre (Welterweight Champion)
Matt Hughes

B.J. Penn (Lightweight Champion)
Kenny Florian
Roger Huerta
Joe Stevenson

There's a few more fighters like Clay Guida, Cheick Kongo and Jon Fitch amongst others who have been scanned in for the game but not announced yet. The big names and established fighters from all the divisions seem to be covered so far but it's intriging to see how the gate keepers and newcomers are dealt with. The UFC likes cutting fighters from their roster after a couple of defeats, so like in the case with War Machine, despite being scanned and created by THQ will he make the final game?

New GSP vs BJ Video

Setanta.com brings you exclusive footage of Michael Bisping getting a beating on the most heavily anticipated sports video game of the year.

When we found out that Britain’s own Michael Bisping was about to test out “UFC Undisputed 2009”, I rushed over to Dublin to take on the man himself.

(Video footage of the game itself had to be kept limited - the dedicated people at THQ are still updating things now!)

Make no mistake, THQ have delivered a quite incredible representation of the fastest growing sport in the world. You feel like you’re watching the real thing. From the moment Bruce Buffer grabs the mic, to the moment you turn your opponent’s lights out...this game is addictive.

With 80 fighters to choose from it can never run out of intriguing match-ups. All fighters have their own individual characters too, so expect BJ Penn to go slapping his face just before the fight starts!

Bisping went for BJ, I went for GSP – tattoos and all. The detail is immense.

Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg then take you through the action, where each fighter excels in his own particular arts. Your Muay Thai man will generally clinch differently to your Greco-Roman wrestler, your Rich Franklins will take out your Wanderlei Silvas on the deck.

Over 50 of the nation’s press turned up to the promotional event, over 50 of them went away wowed by the transitions when the fight goes horizontal.

This is like no fighting game you’ve ever played, one quality punch can end it – just ask Bisping...he knows.

With so much realism in the graphics you feel every Muay Thai knee as the ribs get progressively redder, every razor-sharp elbow as cuts open up.

THQ have also factored in a “Create-your-own-fighter” option as well as a career mode, but these are just bonuses. Once you get your hands on this game, you’ll just want to beat your mates up all day long...

You can check the video out here

New videos!

As another PPV has come and gone, a few new videos have been released to whet the appetite





Also in Dana's Youtube blog, he and Bisping go at it!



How awesome does the game look?